Apple MCP

Apple MCP tools

This is a collection of apple-native tools for the MCP protocol.

Here's a step-by-step video about how to set this up, with a demo. - https://x.com/DhravyaShah/status/1892694077679763671

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--no-cache", "apple-mcp@latest"]
    }
}

Quick install

To install Apple MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @Dhravya/apple-mcp --client claude

... and for cursor, you can do:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @Dhravya/apple-mcp --client cursor

Features

Messages:
- Send messages using the Apple Messages app
- Read out messages
Notes:
- List notes
- Search & read notes in Apple Notes app
Contacts:
- Search contacts for sending messages
Emails:
- Send emails with multiple recipients (to, cc, bcc) and file attachments
- Search emails with custom queries, mailbox selection, and result limits
- Schedule emails for future delivery
- List and manage scheduled emails
- Check unread email counts globally or per mailbox
Reminders:
- List all reminders and reminder lists
- Search for reminders by text
- Create new reminders with optional due dates and notes
- Open the Reminders app to view specific reminders
Calendar:
- Search calendar events with customizable date ranges
- List upcoming events
- Create new calendar events with details like title, location, and notes
- Open calendar events in the Calendar app
Web Search:
- Search the web using DuckDuckGo
- Retrieve and process content from search results
Maps:
- Search for locations and addresses
- Save locations to favorites
- Get directions between locations
- Drop pins on the map
- Create and list guides
- Add places to guides
TODO: Search and open photos in Apple Photos app
TODO: Search and open music in Apple Music app

You can also daisy-chain commands to create a workflow. Like: "can you please read the note about people i met in the conference, find their contacts and emails, and send them a message saying thank you for the time."

(it works!)

Manual installation

You just need bun, install with brew install oven-sh/bun/bun

Now, edit your claude_desktop_config.json with this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["@dhravya/apple-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Now, ask Claude to use the apple-mcp tool.

Can you send a message to John Doe?

find all the notes related to AI and send it to my girlfriend

create a reminder to "Buy groceries" for tomorrow at 5pm

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/dhravya/apple-mcp.git
cd apple-mcp
bun install
bun run index.ts

enjoy!

Install Server

HTTP connection URL

security – no known vulnerabilities

license - permissive license

quality - confirmed to work

How are these scores calculated?

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Tools

A collection of tools that enables Claude AI and Cursor to access native macOS applications such as Messages, Notes, Contacts, Emails, Reminders, Calendar, and Maps through the Model Context Protocol.

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