How to Use the Bear MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I configure the Bear MCP Server in Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http bear -- in your terminal. Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection using claude mcp list.

Connect Claude Code to your Bear workspace. Manage notes, search markdown, and refactor tags directly from your terminal.

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Query Notes from the CLI

Your terminal client uses the `search_notes` and `open_note` tools to extract markdown content straight into your shell session. Running a pipeline that needs historical context triggers the agent to search your Bear app notes. It grabs the exact documentation you requested without opening a graphical interface. Finding tagged server configs is immediate. The `open_tag` tool lists all explicit notes matching a specific label. Your headless script pulls the necessary deployment steps and pipes them into your next command.

Generate Native Docs Headlessly

The `create_note` and `add_text` tools allow your agent to draft documentation as part of your CI/CD workflow. When a deployment script finishes, Claude Code creates a new native Bear note with the run logs. It formats the output as markdown and saves it automatically. Appending status updates takes seconds. You instruct the CLI to add text to an existing incident report. The agent prepends the latest server metrics to the top of the note.

Automate Bear MCP Server Taxonomy

Managing your knowledge base structure happens through the `list_tags`, `rename_tag`, and `delete_tag` tools. Your terminal agent retrieves the exact global tag nesting to audit your documentation. It renames tags across all mapped notes to match your new infrastructure naming conventions. Archiving old runbooks requires zero manual clicks. Claude Code executes `archive_note` or `trash_note` to clear out deprecated procedures. Your documentation stays clean entirely through automated shell commands.

Setup guide

Set up Bear MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see bear-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Bear transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Bear tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http bear-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Bear MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bear-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Bear MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http bear -- ` in your terminal. Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection using `claude mcp list`.

Yes, it queries your entire markdown knowledge base. The CLI agent extracts the raw text and pipes it directly into your shell environment.

Your headless client maps the full parent and child tag taxonomy. It renames or deletes tags globally across all your notes.

The agent drafts new native notes and appends markdown chunks to existing files. It handles documentation generation automatically during your terminal sessions.

Every markdown file and tag hierarchy routes through a strict V8 Isolate Sandbox. Vinkius drops the ephemeral container the moment your terminal command finishes. The zero-trust architecture requires just one endpoint token for secure access.

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