---
title: "nb CLI Note-Taking Bookmarking and Knowledge Base Application"
description: "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."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/xwmx/nb"
category:
  - "Calendar, Email & Productivity"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "xwmx/nb"
  github_stars: 8088
---

# 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

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

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