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!)