Bear Notes — OpenClaw Skill

What This Skill Does

The Bear Notes skill gives your OpenClaw agent the ability to create, read, and manage notes in the Bear app on macOS using the grizzly CLI. Your agent can create new notes with titles and tags, search for existing notes by tag, read note content by ID, append text to existing notes, and list all your tags -- all through natural language commands.

Bear is a popular Markdown-based note-taking app for macOS and iOS. With this skill, your AI agent becomes a hands-free interface to your entire Bear library. Instead of manually opening Bear, navigating folders, and typing, you can ask your agent to capture a quick idea, organize notes by tag, or pull up reference material from your note archive while you focus on other work.

The skill communicates with Bear via x-callback-url through the grizzly CLI. It supports JSON output for structured data retrieval, dry-run mode for previewing actions, and configurable timeouts. For cross-platform note workflows, consider pairing it with the Obsidian skill or the Apple Notes skill.

Example Prompts

Create a new Bear note titled "Meeting Notes - March 3" with the tag #work and add the agenda items I just listed

Search my Bear notes for anything tagged #project-ideas and summarize what I've written

Append today's standup update to my existing Bear note called "Sprint Log"

List all my Bear tags and tell me which ones have the most notes

Read my Bear note about the Q1 budget and extract the key figures

Create a Bear note tagged #reading-list with links to the articles I found today

Requirements

Binary dependency: grizzly (Bear CLI)

• Install: go install github.com/tylerwince/grizzly/cmd/grizzly@latest
• Platform: macOS only (Bear is a macOS/iOS app)
• Bear app: Must be installed and running
• Token: Some operations require a Bear API token saved to ~/.config/grizzly/token

Setup on KiwiClaw

Bear Notes is available on KiwiClaw plans running on macOS tenant machines. The grizzly CLI is pre-installed. Connect your Bear account token in the KiwiClaw dashboard settings and the agent can manage your notes immediately. No manual setup needed.

Setup Self-Hosted

1. Install grizzly: go install github.com/tylerwince/grizzly/cmd/grizzly@latest
2. Open Bear and get your API token: Bear → Help → API Token → Copy Token
3. Save the token: mkdir -p ~/.config/grizzly && echo "YOUR_TOKEN" > ~/.config/grizzly/token
4. Verify: grizzly tags --enable-callback --json --token-file ~/.config/grizzly/token
5. The skill will be automatically available to OpenClaw once grizzly is on the PATH

Related Skills

• Apple Notes -- manage notes in the built-in macOS Notes app
• Obsidian -- work with Markdown vaults for knowledge management
• Notion -- manage pages and databases in Notion workspaces
• Himalaya -- manage emails from the terminal for note-worthy messages

FAQ

What can the Bear Notes skill do in OpenClaw?

The Bear Notes skill lets your OpenClaw agent create new notes with tags, read and search existing notes, append content to notes, list all tags, and browse notes by tag -- all via the grizzly CLI on macOS.

Does the Bear Notes skill require a token?

Some operations like adding text, listing tags, and selecting notes require a Bear API token. You can get one from Bear → Help → API Token → Copy Token, then save it to ~/.config/grizzly/token.

Does the Bear Notes skill work on Linux or Windows?

No. Bear is a macOS-only app, so this skill only works on macOS. For cross-platform note-taking, consider the Obsidian or Apple Notes skills.

Is the Bear Notes skill safe to use?

The Bear Notes skill has been security-vetted by KiwiClaw. It uses the open-source grizzly CLI and communicates with Bear via x-callback-url. All operations are logged and auditable.