evernote

name	evernote
description	Enables Claude to create, organize, and search notes in Evernote via Playwright MCP
category	productivity

Evernote Skill

Overview

Claude can manage your Evernote to capture notes, clip web content, organize with notebooks and tags, and search across your knowledge base. A comprehensive note-taking and organization platform.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/evernote/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/evernote ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set EVERNOTE_EMAIL "[e-mail]"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

• Create and edit notes
• Organize with notebooks and stacks
• Apply tags for organization
• Search notes and attachments
• Clip web pages
• Scan documents
• Add reminders
• Share notes and notebooks
• Create note templates
• Add checkboxes and tables
• Attach files and images
• Access note history

Usage Examples

Example 1: Create Note

User: "Create a note about the project meeting"
Claude: Creates note "Project Meeting" with date, adds template.
        Confirms: "Note created in default notebook"

Example 2: Search Notes

User: "Find my notes about machine learning"
Claude: Searches for "machine learning".
        Reports: "Found 7 notes: ML Fundamentals, Neural Networks tutorial..."

Example 3: Organize Notes

User: "Move all project notes to the Work notebook"
Claude: Finds project-related notes, moves to Work notebook.
        Confirms: "Moved 12 notes to Work notebook"

Example 4: Add Reminder

User: "Set a reminder on my TODO note for tomorrow"
Claude: Finds TODO note, adds reminder for tomorrow.
        Confirms: "Reminder set for tomorrow"

Authentication Flow

1. Claude navigates to evernote.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enters EVERNOTE_EMAIL for authentication
3. Handles 2FA if required (notifies user via iMessage)
4. Maintains session for note operations

Selectors Reference

// Note list
'.note-list'

// Note item
'.note-list-item'

// Editor
'.RichTextEditor'

// Note title
'.note-title-input'

// Notebook selector
'.notebook-select'

// Tags field
'.tag-input'

// Search box
'[aria-label="Search"]'

// New note button
'[aria-label="New Note"]'

// Sidebar
'.navigation-sidebar'

// Notebooks list
'.notebooks-list'

Search Syntax

notebook:Work           // Notes in specific notebook
tag:important           // Notes with specific tag
created:day-7           // Created in last 7 days
updated:month           // Updated this month
intitle:meeting         // Title contains "meeting"
resource:application/pdf // Contains PDF attachments
todo:true               // Contains checkboxes

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Retry 3 times, notify user via iMessage
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate automatically
• Note Not Found: Search with variations, ask user
• Notebook Full: Notify of limits, suggest cleanup
• Sync Failed: Wait and retry
• Attachment Failed: Check file size, retry

Self-Improvement Instructions

When you learn a better way to accomplish a task with Evernote:

1. Document the improvement in your response
2. Suggest updating this skill file with the new approach
3. Include specific organization strategies
4. Note useful search syntax

Notes

• Syncs across all devices
• Web Clipper for saving web content
• Document scanning with OCR
• Note history for recovery
• Templates for common note types
• Internal note links
• Shared notebooks for collaboration
• Tasks integrated with notes