apple-notes-hello-world

name	apple-notes-hello-world
description	Create, read, and list Apple Notes using JXA and AppleScript. Use when learning Notes automation, creating your first automated note, or testing read/write access to Apple Notes from scripts. Trigger: "apple notes hello world", "create apple note", "read apple notes", "apple notes example", "osascript notes".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*)
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","macos","apple-notes","automation","jxa"]
compatible-with	claude-code

Apple Notes Hello World

Overview

Create, read, search, and delete Apple Notes using JXA (JavaScript for Automation) via osascript. All examples work from the command line on macOS.

Prerequisites

• Completed apple-notes-install-auth (permissions granted)
• macOS with Notes.app

Instructions

Step 1: Create a Note

# JXA: Create a note in the default folder
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
  const Notes = Application("Notes");
  const defaultFolder = Notes.defaultAccount.folders[0];
  const newNote = Notes.Note({
    name: "Hello from Automation",
    body: "<h1>Hello World</h1><p>This note was created via JXA at " + new Date().toISOString() + "</p>"
  });
  defaultFolder.notes.push(newNote);
  newNote.id();
'

# AppleScript equivalent:
osascript -e '
  tell application "Notes"
    tell account "iCloud"
      make new note at folder "Notes" with properties {name:"Hello AppleScript", body:"<p>Created via AppleScript</p>"}
    end tell
  end tell
'

Step 2: List All Notes

# List notes with title and creation date
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
  const Notes = Application("Notes");
  const notes = Notes.defaultAccount.notes();
  notes.slice(0, 10).map(n =>
    `${n.name()} | Created: ${n.creationDate().toISOString().split("T")[0]}`
  ).join("\n");
'

Step 3: Read a Note's Content

# Read note body (returns HTML)
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
  const Notes = Application("Notes");
  const notes = Notes.defaultAccount.notes();
  const target = notes.find(n => n.name() === "Hello from Automation");
  if (target) {
    `Title: ${target.name()}\nBody: ${target.body()}\nModified: ${target.modificationDate()}`;
  } else {
    "Note not found";
  }
'

Step 4: Search Notes

# Search by keyword in note name
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
  const Notes = Application("Notes");
  const query = "Hello";
  const results = Notes.defaultAccount.notes().filter(n =>
    n.name().toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase())
  );
  results.map(n => n.name()).join("\n") || "No results";
'

Step 5: Create Note in Specific Folder

# Create a folder and add a note to it
osascript -l JavaScript -e