--- name: apple-notes-core-workflow-a description: | Build automated note management workflows with Apple Notes JXA scripts. Use when batch-creating notes, syncing content from external sources, organizing notes into folder hierarchies, or building note templates. Trigger: "apple notes workflow", "batch notes", "note templates", "organize apple notes", "sync notes". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Bash(node:*), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore tags: [saas, macos, apple-notes, automation, workflow] compatible-with: claude-code --- # Apple Notes Core Workflow A — Note Management Automation ## Overview Primary workflow: automate Apple Notes management with batch creation, template-based note generation, folder organization, and content sync from external sources (Markdown files, RSS, calendar events). ## Instructions ### Step 1: Batch Note Creator from Markdown Files ```bash #!/bin/bash # scripts/markdown-to-notes.sh — Import Markdown files as Apple Notes FOLDER_NAME="${1:-Imported}" for md_file in *.md; do [ -f "$md_file" ] || continue title=$(head -1 "$md_file" | sed 's/^#\s*//') # Convert Markdown to basic HTML body=$(cat "$md_file" | sed 's/^# /

/;s/$/<\/h1>/' | sed 's/^## /

/;s/$/<\/h2>/' | sed 's/^- /
  • /;s/$/<\/li>/' | sed 's/^$/
    /') osascript -l JavaScript -e " const Notes = Application('Notes'); const account = Notes.defaultAccount; let folder = account.folders().find(f => f.name() === '$FOLDER_NAME'); if (!folder) { folder = Notes.Folder({ name: '$FOLDER_NAME' }); account.folders.push(folder); } const note = Notes.Note({ name: '$title', body: \`$body\` }); folder.notes.push(note); 'Created: $title'; " echo "Imported: $md_file → $title" done ``` ### Step 2: Note Template Engine (JXA) ```javascript // scripts/note-template.js — Run with: osascript -l JavaScript scripts/note-template.js const Notes = Application('Notes'); const TEMPLATES = { meeting: (data) => `

    ${data.title || 'Meeting Notes'}

    Date: ${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}

    Attendees: ${data.attendees || 'TBD'}

    Agenda

    Action Items

    Notes

    `, daily: (data) => `

    Daily Log — ${new Date().toLocaleDateString()}

    Tasks

    Accomplishments

    Blockers

    `, project: (data) => `

    ${data.title || 'Project'}

    Status: ${data.status || 'Active'}

    Overview

    Requirements

    Timeline

    `, }; function createFromTemplate(templateName, data, folderName) { const template = TEMPLATES[templateName]; if (!template) throw new Error(`Unknown template: ${templateName}`); const account = Notes.defaultAccount; let folder = account.folders().find(f => f.name() === folderName); if (!folder) { folder = Notes.Folder({ name: folderName }); account.folders.push(folder); } const body = template(data); const note = Notes.Note({ name: data.title || templateName, body }); folder.notes.push(note); return note.id(); } // Usage: create meeting notes createFromTemplate('meeting', { title: 'Sprint Planning', attendees: 'Team Alpha', }, 'Meetings'); ``` ### Step 3: Folder Organization Script ```bash # Organize notes into folders based on naming conventions osascript -l JavaScript -e ' const Notes = Application("Notes"); const account = Notes.defaultAccount; const allNotes = account.notes(); const rules = [ { pattern: /^Meeting:/i, folder: "Meetings" }, { pattern: /^Project:/i, folder: "Projects" }, { pattern: /^Daily/i, folder: "Daily Logs" }, { pattern: /^TODO/i, folder: "Tasks" }, ]; let moved = 0; for (const note of allNotes) { const name = note.name(); for (const rule of rules) { if (rule.pattern.test(name)) { let folder = account.folders().find(f => f.name() === rule.folder); if (!folder) { folder = Notes.Folder({ name: rule.folder }); account.folders.push(folder); } Notes.move(note, { to: folder }); moved++; break; } } } `Organized ${moved} notes into folders`; ' ``` ## Output - Batch Markdown file → Apple Notes importer - Template engine with meeting/daily/project templates - Rule-based folder organization - Folder creation on-demand ## Error Handling | Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | `Can't move note` | Note is locked | Unlock note in Notes.app first | | HTML rendering issues | Invalid HTML tags | Use basic tags: h1, h2, p, ul, li, strong | | Slow batch import | iCloud sync throttling | Add 1s delay between note creates | | Duplicate notes | Script run twice | Check for existing note by name before creating | ## Resources - [AppleScript Notes Guide](https://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/notes/) - [JXA Examples](https://jxa-examples.akjems.com/) ## Next Steps For exporting and converting notes, see `apple-notes-core-workflow-b`. --- Source attribution: Jeremy Longshore Original project: https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 SkillsHub Contributors Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. # Mega AI Hub resource metadata Creator / publisher: Jeremy Longshore Original project: https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills Attribution basis: Original repository namespace preserved by package mirror Fields of work: Design, Marketing, Product Management, Project & Program Management Roles: Content Marketer, Growth Marketer, Product Manager, Project Manager, UX Writer Specialties: Notion Tools: Apple Notes Country applicability: Country not specified Classification basis: Source catalog labels Instruction SHA-256: 23281aa294472c86f165839259adfd73aabbb6dd77ff59ecd80bbc49ad4524a5 Metadata reviewed: 2026-10-27 This metadata supersedes earlier Mega AI Hub catalog attribution. Original instruction and supporting files are preserved.