Organize 225 Apple Notes with Claude Code

Posted

Jul 10, 2025 by Kiran Jd (@kirjd)

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Last checked

Oct 16, 2026

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Method:

How we verify

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Outcome

Claude Code read and changed the local Apple Notes database and organized 225 notes in about 5 minutes with little manual effort.

Agent

Claude Code

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Here's a task I'd like your help with. Read it all the way through before you start.

Goal: Organize my Apple Notes into sensible folders.

Check with me first: Do I already have folders I want to keep, or should you suggest a structure?

What I'll give you:
- A Mac with Apple Notes and Claude Code running on it
- Permission for you to read and change my notes
- Any folder names or groupings I prefer

Rules:
- Suggest the folder structure and show it to me before moving anything.
- If something is missing or unclear, ask me instead of guessing.
- Don't delete or edit the content of any note. Only sort them.
- Stop when the notes are sorted and hand back to me to review.

Output: The folder structure you used and how many notes went into each folder.

You'll know it worked when: my notes sit in clear folders and nothing is missing.

Works best when: I've backed up my notes first.

Here's a task I'd like your help with. Read it all the way through before you start.

Goal: Organize my Apple Notes into sensible folders without losing anything.

Quick check first: tell me if anything below is missing or unclear.

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Existing folders to keep
- Preferred groupings
- Notes that must not move
- Approx. number of notes and any shared/locked notes
- Folder names I've used before

Rules:
- List notes and propose a folder structure first.
- Move notes only after my OK.
- Never delete or edit note contents.
- Put unclear notes in 'To sort'.
- Skip locked or shared notes and list them for me to handle.
- Name folders by topic in plain words; at most two levels deep.
- Do the moves in batches of 25 and report after each batch.

Checkpoint: Ask before any move.

If you get stuck: If permissions block access, stop and explain how to grant it. If a login, CAPTCHA or two-step code appears, stop and ask me to handle it; never guess or store passwords.

Verify before you finish: Count notes before and after.

Output: Folder tree and move log.

Done when: every note is in a folder and the count is unchanged.

Source

https://x.com/kirjd/status/1943374929585672439