Manage Drafts app notes via CLI on macOS. Create, view, list, edit, append, prepend, and run actions on drafts. Use when a user asks to create a note, list drafts, search drafts, or manage their Draft
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Manage Drafts notes from the terminal on macOS.
This CLI ONLY works on macOS with Drafts app running.
If commands fail or hang, first check:
open -a DraftsInstall via Go:
go install github.com/nerveband/drafts/cmd/drafts@latest
Or build from source:
git clone https://github.com/nerveband/drafts cd drafts && go build ./cmd/drafts
# Simple draft drafts create "Meeting notes for Monday"With tags
drafts create "Shopping list" -t groceries -t todo
Flagged draft
drafts create "Urgent reminder" -f
Create in archive
drafts create "Reference note" -a
# List inbox (default) drafts listList archived drafts
drafts list -f archive
List trashed drafts
drafts list -f trash
List all drafts
drafts list -f all
Filter by tag
drafts list -t mytag
# Get specific draft drafts get <uuid>Get active draft (currently open in Drafts)
drafts get
# Prepend text drafts prepend "New first line" -u <uuid>Append text
drafts append "Added at the end" -u <uuid>
Replace entire content
drafts replace "Completely new content" -u <uuid>
drafts edit <uuid>
# Run action on text drafts run "Copy" "Text to copy to clipboard"Run action on existing draft
drafts run "Copy" -u <uuid>
# Full schema for LLM integration drafts schemaSchema for specific command
drafts schema create
JSON (default) - All commands return structured JSON:
{ "success": true, "data": { "uuid": "ABC123", "content": "Note content", "title": "Note title", "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"], "folder": "inbox" } }
Plain text - Human-readable output:
drafts list --plain
drafts create "Remember to call dentist tomorrow" -t reminder
drafts append "$(date): Completed project review" -u <journal-uuid>
# List all drafts with a specific tag drafts list -t workGet full content of a draft
drafts get <uuid>
Commands fail or return empty:
open -a DraftsCommands hang:
Latest (from go install)
No automatic installation available. Please visit the source repository for installation instructions.
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