# nb CLI Note-Taking Bookmarking and Knowledge Base Application

> nb is a command-line and local web note-taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application. It stores everything as plain text with Git-backed versioning and syncing, supports wiki-style linking, encryption, tagging, search, and Pandoc-powered import/export — all in a single portable Bash script.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/nb-cli-note-taking-bookmarking-and-knowledge-base-applicatio` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/nb-cli-note-taking-bookmarking-and-knowledge-base-applicatio`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/nb-cli-note-taking-bookmarking-and-knowledge-base-applicatio/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/nb-cli-note-taking-bookmarking-and-knowledge-base-applicatio

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# nb CLI Note-Taking Bookmarking and Knowledge Base Application

nb is a command-line and local web note-taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application. It stores everything as plain text with Git-backed versioning and syncing, supports wiki-style linking, encryption, tagging, search, and Pandoc-powered import/export — all in a single portable Bash script.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install xwmx/taps/nb
- brew install xwmx/taps/nb --head
- brew install nb bash
- npm install -g nb.sh

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- #### Dependencies
- ##### Required
- [Bash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell))

- Source: https://github.com/xwmx/nb
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xwmx/nb/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/nb-cli-note-taking-bookmarking-knowledge-base/)