Apple Tools (Unified)
local MCP serverInstallation
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.
Summary
Unified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more.
Questions
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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