iMessage History

iMessage History is a local MCP server: Search and read your Apple Messages history from any MCP client. Read-only, local. Install it from npm as imessage-mcp.

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commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp -e IMESSAGE_PRIVACY=... -e IMESSAGE_CONTACTS=... -e IMESSAGE_DB=... -e IMESSAGE_CACHE=... -e IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK=... -- npx -y imessage-mcp

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

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imessage-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IMESSAGE_PRIVACY": "...",
        "IMESSAGE_CONTACTS": "...",
        "IMESSAGE_DB": "...",
        "IMESSAGE_CACHE": "...",
        "IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

• Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
• Environment variables: IMESSAGE_PRIVACY, IMESSAGE_CONTACTS, IMESSAGE_DB, IMESSAGE_CACHE, IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK