Apple Notes (OpenClaw Plugin)

Read, create, update, and delete Apple Notes via AppleScript.

Requirements

• macOS (uses AppleScript via osascript)
• Apple Notes app
• OpenClaw gateway running on macOS host (not in a container)

Installation

openclaw plugins install openclaw-apple-notes

This downloads the plugin from npm and extracts it to ~/.openclaw/extensions/apple-notes/.

Alternative: install from source

git clone https://github.com/androidStern/openclaw-apple-notes.git
openclaw plugins install ./openclaw-apple-notes

Configuration

1. Enable the plugin

Add to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "apple-notes": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Allow for sandboxed agents

Since these tools can modify data, they are registered as optional: true and must be explicitly allowed.

Add "apple-notes" to your sandbox tool allowlist in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "tools": {
    "sandbox": {
      "tools": {
        "allow": ["group:runtime", "group:fs", "apple-notes"]
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart the gateway

openclaw gateway restart

4. Verify

openclaw plugins list
# Should show: Apple Notes | apple-notes | loaded

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | apple_notes_list | List all notes with ID, folder, and title | | apple_notes_read | Read note content (HTML) by ID | | apple_notes_create | Create a note in a folder with title and HTML body | | apple_notes_update | Update note content by ID | | apple_notes_delete | Delete a note by ID |

Usage Examples

List notes

Use apple_notes_list to see all my notes

Read a note

Read the note with ID "x-coredata://..." using apple_notes_read

Create a note

Create a new note in "Notes" folder titled "Shopping List" with content "<h1>Shopping</h1><ul><li>Milk</li></ul>"

Update a note

Update note ID "x-coredata://..." with new HTML content

Notes

• Content is HTML. Apple Notes uses a subset of HTML (basic tags like <h1>, <p>, <ul>, <li>, <b>, <i>, etc.)
• The "Recently Deleted" folder is automatically excluded from listings
• Note IDs are CoreData URIs (e.g., x-coredata://...)

Security

• Runs AppleScript via osascript as a local subprocess
• Requires macOS automation permissions for the Notes app
• Tools are marked optional: true so they must be explicitly allowed

License

MIT