jeremylongshore Apple Notes Production Checklist
Pre-Deployment
- macOS automation permissions granted and tested
- Notes.app configured to launch at login (if needed)
- iCloud sync verified working
- Error handling for all AppleEvent failures
- Throttling configured (1 op/second for writes)
- Exported data permissions restricted (chmod 600)
- Backup strategy for note content documented
- Script tested on target macOS version
Validation
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Apple Notes Readiness ==="
echo -n "[$(pgrep -x Notes > /dev/null && echo PASS || echo FAIL)] Notes.app running"
echo ""
echo -n "[$(osascript -l JavaScript -e "Application(\"Notes\").defaultAccount.notes.length" 2>/dev/null && echo PASS || echo FAIL)] Notes accessible"
echo ""
echo -n "[$(sw_vers -productVersion | grep -q "^1[3-9]" && echo PASS || echo WARN)] macOS 13+"
echo ""
echo "=== Done ==="