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Apple Notes Local Dev Loop

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Apple Notes Local Dev Loop

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill apple-notes-local-dev-loop -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace apple-notes-local-dev-loop --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/apple-notes-local-dev-loop .claude/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
apple-notes-local-dev-loop
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~819 tokens
SKILL.md length
203 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload.

  • Works in 4 steps: Project Setup → JXA Runner with Hot Reload → Test Helper → …
  • Testing & QA work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Instructions and Output, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls npm

What it does

Apple Notes Local Dev Loop is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload. Trigger: "apple notes dev loop".

Its SKILL.md is about 820 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in Testing & QA. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Testing & QA work in your project

Example prompts

  • “apple notes dev loop”
  • “/apple-notes-local-dev-loop”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Grep

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Project Setup
  2. JXA Runner with Hot Reload
  3. Test Helper
  4. Dev Scripts

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash(osascript:*)
    • Grep

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • developer.apple.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Apple Notes Local Dev Loop loads about 819 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 203 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~819

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 203 words, ~819 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
apple-notes-local-dev-loop
description
Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload. Trigger: "apple notes dev loop".
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Grep
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
version
1.6.0
license
MIT
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags
saas, macos, apple-notes, automation

Apple Notes Local Dev Loop

Overview

Iterative development workflow for Apple Notes JXA scripts with file watching and test helpers.

Prerequisites

  • A local macOS development machine and a test-only On My Mac folder, or a fully mocked Notes adapter.
  • Synthetic test fixtures with no production note content, account names, or credentials.
  • A source-controlled allowlist of scripts eligible for local execution.

Instructions

Step 1: Project Setup
bash
mkdir apple-notes-automation && cd apple-notes-automation
npm init -y
npm install -D chokidar tsx typescript
Step 2: JXA Runner with Hot Reload
typescript
// src/dev/watch-runner.ts
import { watch } from "chokidar";
import { execSync } from "child_process";

watch("scripts/*.js", { ignoreInitial: true }).on("change", (path) => {
  console.log(`Changed: ${path} — running...`);
  try {
    const output = execSync(`osascript -l JavaScript "${path}"`, { encoding: "utf8" });
    console.log(output);
  } catch (err: any) {
    console.error(err.stderr);
  }
});

console.log("Watching scripts/*.js for changes...");
Step 3: Test Helper
typescript
// src/dev/test-notes.ts
import { execSync } from "child_process";

function runJxa(script: string): string {
  return execSync(`osascript -l JavaScript -e '${script}'`, { encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
}

function getNoteCount(): number {
  return parseInt(runJxa("Application(\"Notes\").defaultAccount.notes.length"));
}

function createTestNote(title: string): string {
  return runJxa(`
    const Notes = Application("Notes");
    const note = Notes.Note({name: "${title}", body: "<p>Test</p>"});
    Notes.defaultAccount.folders[0].notes.push(note);
    note.id();
  `);
}

export { runJxa, getNoteCount, createTestNote };
Step 4: Dev Scripts
json
{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "tsx src/dev/watch-runner.ts",
    "test:notes": "tsx src/dev/test-notes.ts"
  }
}

Output

  • Hot-reload JXA development with file watching
  • Test helpers for note CRUD operations
  • Iterative script development workflow

Error Handling

Stop the watcher when a script fails and surface only the exit status plus a redacted error category. Never hot-run an edited script against a production or synchronized default account. If a test mutation is required, use the designated test folder and reconcile it before the next run.

Examples

Run unit tests against a mock client while editing. When a JXA smoke test is necessary, point it at the designated local test folder with a synthetic title, verify the resulting opaque identifier, and clean it up under a test fixture lifecycle—do not run the watcher against defaultAccount.

Resources

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/.curated/apple-notes-local-dev-loop of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Categories

Questions about Apple Notes Local Dev Loop

What does Apple Notes Local Dev Loop do?

Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload. Apple Notes Local Dev Loop is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Set up local development workflow for Apple Notes automation with JXA hot reload.

When should I use Apple Notes Local Dev Loop?

Apple Notes Local Dev Loop fits situations like: testing & QA work in your project.

How do I install Apple Notes Local Dev Loop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill apple-notes-local-dev-loop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/apple-notes-local-dev-loop in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Apple Notes Local Dev Loop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill apple-notes-local-dev-loop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/apple-notes-local-dev-loop in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Apple Notes Local Dev Loop in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill apple-notes-local-dev-loop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop, .gemini/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop, .github/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop and .opencode/skills/apple-notes-local-dev-loop in your project.

What does Apple Notes Local Dev Loop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Apple Notes Local Dev Loop needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Node.js. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Grep. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Apple Notes Local Dev Loop access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: developer.apple.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apple Notes Local Dev Loop safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Apple Notes Local Dev Loop use?

Apple Notes Local Dev Loop is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Apple Notes Local Dev Loop use?

About 819 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Apple Notes Local Dev Loop?

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Who maintains Apple Notes Local Dev Loop?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.