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Better Bear MCP Server

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Better Bear runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 161 installs a week from npm. Last commit 23 Apr 2026.

MCP server for Bear notes — read, search, create, edit, tag, and manage notes via CloudKit

Installs per day peak 35 · avg 14 · -31% w/w
a month agotoday
161
Installs / week
npm · better-bear
68
Stars
1 open issue
23 Apr 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Swift

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 9 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

9 Aug the owner changed

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Package points at a different repository mreider/better-bear
пакет better-bear ссылается на kuvopllc/better-bear
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/build-on-merge.yml:38
            gh api -X DELETE repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/artifacts/$id || true

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add better-bear -- npx -y better-bear
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-bear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-bear"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.better-bear]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "better-bear"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-bear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-bear"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "better-bear": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-bear"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Better Bear — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Better Bear?
Better Bear runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package better-bear was installed 161 times last week.
How do I connect Better Bear?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls better-bear straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Better Bear?
The npm package better-bear was installed 161 times in the last week. Week over week that is -31%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Better Bear open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Swift, 68 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.