Make notes usable by Claude and Cursor.
Claude and Cursor do not need your notes app to have a chat box. They need text they can read, cite, and edit. A folder of Markdown files gives them that.
Last updated by Thomas Sivilay.
What makes notes easy for file-based tools to read?
Claude and Cursor work better when notes are plain text on disk. In a Markdown vault, each note is a file they can search, quote, and edit without waiting for an export.
Checklist for the notes.
What works in practice.
Give the agent a folder.
An agent with folder access can inspect a Raven vault like any other folder. You can give it one project, one journal folder, or one note.
Use terminal tools first.
Before asking a model to reason, let fast local tools narrow the context. ripgrep, git, and file names make the prompt smaller and the answer less vague.
Review changes as diffs.
When notes are files, Claude edits can be diffed. That matters for plans, research logs, meeting notes, and work you may need to review later.
A clear note beats a chat transcript.
A project brief with the decision, owner, and supporting links gives Claude fewer guesses to make than a loose chat history or a database export.
Raven keeps the notes on disk.
Raven stores notes as Markdown files. Claude and Cursor can work with the same folder you use every day.
Want a vault Claude can read?
Raven gives you a native Mac and iPhone notes app around a folder of Markdown files.