Automating Apple Notes (JXA-first, AppleScript discovery)

Relationship to the macOS automation skill

• Standalone for Notes; reuse automating-mac-apps for permissions, shell, and Objective-C/UI scripting patterns.
• PyXA Installation: To use PyXA examples in this skill, see the installation instructions in automating-mac-apps skill (PyXA Installation section).

Core framing

• Notes uses an AEOM hierarchy: Application → Accounts → Folders → Notes (with nested folders).
• Load: automating-notes/references/notes-basics.md for complete specifier reference.

Workflow (default)

1. Resolve account/folder explicitly (iCloud vs On My Mac); validate existence and permissions.
2. Ensure target path exists (create folders if needed); handle creation failures gracefully.
3. Create notes with explicit name and HTML body; verify creation success.
4. Query/update with .whose filters; batch delete/move as needed; check counts before/after operations.
5. For checklists/attachments, use clipboard/Objective-C scripting if dictionary support is insufficient; test fallbacks.
6. For meeting/people workflows, file notes under meetings/<company>/<date>-<meeting-title> and people/<first>-<last>/...; validate final structure.

Quickstart (ensure path + create)