--- name: apple-notes-security-basics description: | Apply security best practices for Apple Notes automation scripts. Trigger: "apple notes security". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore tags: [saas, macos, apple-notes, automation] compatible-with: claude-code --- # Apple Notes Security Basics ## Security Checklist - [ ] Scripts run only locally (never expose osascript to network) - [ ] No note content logged to files (may contain sensitive data) - [ ] TCC permissions scoped to specific apps only - [ ] Exported notes stored with appropriate file permissions - [ ] iCloud account uses 2FA - [ ] Automation scripts do not hardcode note content ## AppleScript Sandbox Restrictions ```bash # Apple Notes runs inside the macOS sandbox # Scripts can only access Notes via Apple Events (not direct file access) # The Notes database is at ~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.notes/ # Direct database access is NOT recommended (encrypted, undocumented schema) ``` ## Safe Export Pattern ```bash # Export with restricted permissions osascript -l JavaScript -e "..." > /tmp/notes-export.json chmod 600 /tmp/notes-export.json # Process then delete rm /tmp/notes-export.json ``` ## Resources - [Mac Automation Scripting Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/) - [JXA Examples](https://jxa-examples.akjems.com/) --- 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 Dave AI. ## 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. # Dave AI 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: Development & Engineering, Operations Roles: Backend Developer, DevOps / SRE, IT Operations Specialties: API, Backend Tools: Apple Notes Country applicability: Country not specified Classification basis: Source catalog labels Instruction SHA-256: 3753a3deebe90bf8a7aa7b19f765c5af64205c123e2e0bd7e102c0d6ac12428f Metadata reviewed: 2026-10-27 This metadata supersedes earlier Dave AI catalog attribution. Original instruction and supporting files are preserved.