{"slug": "show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos", "title": "Show HN: Noticky – A local MCP server for sticky notes on macOS", "summary": "Noticky, a local MCP server for macOS sticky notes, lets AI apps like Claude Desktop and Codex search, read, create, update, open, trash, and restore notes directly on a user's Mac. The server runs locally on macOS 15 Sequoia or later, with scoped permissions and a recoverable Trash to prevent permanent deletion. Noticky's eight focused tools enable AI to work with real desktop notes without copying text between a chat window and the desktop.", "body_md": "Noticky MCP for macOS\n\n# MCP server for sticky notes on Mac. Let your AI work with the notes already on your desktop.\n\nConnect Noticky to Claude Desktop, Codex, or another MCP-compatible AI app. Search, read, create, update, open, trash, and restore local sticky notes without breaking your flow.\n\n## Find the right note\n\nSearch or list notes, read Markdown and safe metadata, then bring the exact sticky note to the front on your Mac.\n\n## Create and edit safely\n\nCreate a note, append text verbatim, or update an unlocked note with protection against overwriting newer content.\n\n## Clean up without losing work\n\nMove notes to Noticky's recoverable Trash and restore them later. MCP never permanently deletes a note.\n\nEight focused tools\n\n## Enough access to be useful. Clear limits by design.\n\nNoticky exposes a small, explicit MCP toolset for note-taking. Your AI can work with real notes instead of copying text between a chat window and your desktop.\n\n- “Find my notes tagged launch and open the latest one.”\n- “Create a sticky note with the release checklist.”\n- “Append this decision to my meeting note.”\n\n`noticky_search_notes`\n\nSearch or list`noticky_get_note`\n\nRead one note`noticky_open_note`\n\nBring to front`noticky_create_note`\n\nCreate and show`noticky_append_to_note`\n\nAppend safely`noticky_update_note`\n\nUpdate safely`noticky_trash_note`\n\nMove to Trash`noticky_restore_note`\n\nRestoreSetup\n\n## Connect an AI app in three steps.\n\nNo separate server to deploy. Noticky provisions the local connection and guides you through the client setup.\n\n### Open MCP settings\n\nOpen Noticky Settings, then choose the MCP section.\n\n### Connect your client\n\nSelect **Connect an AI App…**, then choose your client.\n\n### Choose permissions\n\nEnable only the note access you want. Change it whenever your workflow changes.\n\nFAQ\n\n## Sticky notes MCP, without the vague parts.\n\n## What is an MCP server for sticky notes?\n\nMCP, or Model Context Protocol, gives a compatible AI app a defined set of tools for working with another app. Noticky's MCP server lets your AI find, read, create, edit, open, trash, and restore your local sticky notes.\n\n## Which AI apps can connect to Noticky?\n\nNoticky includes guided setup for Claude Desktop and Codex, plus a manual option for other AI apps that support MCP over STDIO.\n\n## Do my notes leave my Mac?\n\nThe Noticky MCP server and its authenticated connection run locally on your Mac. When you ask an AI app to read a note, that app may process the content according to its own provider and privacy settings.\n\n## What can an AI app do with my Noticky notes?\n\nDepending on the permissions you enable, it can search and read notes, bring a note to the front, create notes, append or update content, move notes to Trash, and restore them.\n\n## Can MCP permanently delete a note?\n\nNo. The Trash tool only moves an active note to Noticky's recoverable Trash. A separate restore tool can bring it back.\n\n## What version of macOS does Noticky require?\n\nNoticky requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later. The MCP integration runs locally through the Mac app.\n\n**Local server** runs on your Mac\n\n**Scoped access** read, write, and Trash\n\n**Safe cleanup** recoverable Trash", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos", "canonical_source": "https://www.noticky.app/en/sticky-notes-mcp", "published_at": "2026-07-30 12:41:51+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 12:52:42.190149+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Noticky", "Claude Desktop", "Codex", "macOS"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-noticky-a-local-mcp-server-for-sticky-notes-on-macos.jsonld"}}