Run one command, sign in through your browser, and your agent can read, write, search, and organize your CreatorNotes workspace.
macOS and Linux. No Node, Homebrew, or npm needed — then run cnotes init to sign in.
Already have Node 18+? npx @creator-notes/cnotes@latest init does both steps in one.
Works with
Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any coding agent. That's the whole prompt; it reads the rest of the steps itself:
Your agent will hand you a sign-in link to click. That's the only step it can't do for you.
On a machine that already has Claude Code — yours or someone else's — you can skip installing anything. One command connects your workspace over MCP; sign-in happens in the browser:
Best for demos and borrowed machines. The full CLI (above) unlocks more — skills, file uploads, scripted workflows.
Five steps. Four are automatic.
Opens your browser to sign inmanual
Google sign-in or email. The only manual step. A workspace and a Home canvas are auto-created on first sign-in.
Saves credentials locally
Your token is stored only on your machine, in ~/.cnotes/config.json, readable by your user alone. Re-running the wizard skips ahead if you're already set up.
Installs the Claude Code skill
If you have ~/.claude/, the wizard copies the CLI skill into ~/.claude/skills/cnotes/SKILL.md so every Claude Code session knows how to use the CLI.
Optionally installs cnotes globally
After init, the wizard offers to install cnotes globally so future calls are instant. Skip it and npx @creator-notes/cnotes keeps working.
Optionally wires up Claude Desktop / Codex
If you also use Claude Desktop or OpenAI Codex, the wizard can write the MCP server config for you.
Things you can say once the CLI is installed.
›Create a note titled "Sprint planning Q2" and add it to my Home canvas.
›Search my notes for anything about onboarding flows.
›Pull the last 5 meeting notes and summarize the action items.
›Build a canvas of every decision we made about auth.