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Apple Tools (Unified)

local MCP server

Apple Tools (Unified) is a local MCP server: Unified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more. Install it from pypi as apple-tools-mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add apple-tools-mcp -e APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE=... -e APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=... -e APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT=... -- uvx apple-tools-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE": "...",
        "APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "...",
        "APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "...",
        "APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE, APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS, APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT

Summary

Unified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more.

Apple Tools (Unified) vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
Apple Tools (Unified)18LocalYespypi
iCloud MCP54LocalYesnpm
AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server38HostedYesNone
Slack12LocalYesnpm
DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server623LocalYesnpm

Questions

It reads 11 environment variables: APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE, APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS, APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE, APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

Apple Tools (Unified) is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package apple-tools-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add apple-tools-mcp -e APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE=... -e APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=... -e APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... -e APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT=... -- uvx apple-tools-mcp

Run: codex mcp add apple-tools-mcp --env APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE=... --env APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=... --env APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=... --env APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT=... -- uvx apple-tools-mcp

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