// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

BEAR NOTES TOOLS

13 tools from the Bear Notes MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

// ALL 13 BEAR NOTES TOOLS

READ 5 tools

Read bear-find-untagged-notes Find notes in your Bear library that have no tags. Useful for organizing and categorizing notes. Trashed an... Read bear-list-tags List all tags in your Bear library as a hierarchical tree. Shows tag names with note counts. Useful for und... Read bear-search-notes Search your Bear notes for words or phrases. The search looks across note titles, body content, and OCR tex... Read bear-capabilities Report the current Bear Notes MCP server mode and how to unlock additional capabilities. Call this when the... Read bear-open-note Read the full text content of a Bear note by its ID or title. Supports direct title lookup as an alternativ...

WRITE 7 tools

Write bear-add-file Attach a local file (image, PDF, document) to an existing Bear note by its ID or title. Bear extracts text ... Write bear-add-tag Add one or more tags to an existing Bear note. Tags are added at the beginning of the note. Use bear-list-t... Write bear-add-text Insert text at the beginning or end of a Bear note, or within a specific section identified by its header. ... Write bear-archive-note Move a note to Bear Write bear-create-note Create a new note in your Bear library with optional title, content, and tags. Returns the note ID when a t... Write bear-rename-tag Rename a tag across all notes in your Bear library. Useful for reorganizing tag taxonomy, fixing typos, or ... Write bear-replace-text Replace content in an existing Bear note — either the full body or a specific section. Use bear-search-note...

DESTRUCTIVE 1 tools

Destructive bear-delete-tag Delete a tag from all notes in your Bear library. Removes the tag but preserves the notes themselves. Use b...

// FAQ

How many tools does the Bear Notes MCP server have? +

The Bear Notes MCP server exposes 13 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Destructive.

How do I enforce policies on Bear Notes tools? +

Route the Bear Notes server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard; they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Bear Notes tools fall into? +

Bear Notes tools are categorised as Read (5), Write (7), Destructive (1). Each category has a recommended default policy.

Enforce policy on every Bear Notes tool call.

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