messages

local MCP server

messages is a local MCP server: Fuzzy search and browse Apple Messages/iMessage from CLI or MCP server. Install it from npm as @cardmagic/messages.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add messages -- npx -y @cardmagic/messages

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

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "messages": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cardmagic/messages"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

Fuzzy search and browse Apple Messages/iMessage from CLI or MCP server

Server	Stars	Type	API key	Runtime
messages	20	Local	No	npm
Firecrawl MCP Server	7,526	Local	Yes	npm
mcp-sap-docs	233	Local	No	npm
slack	80	Local	Yes	npm
mcp-apple-music	43	Local	Yes	pypi

No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

messages is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @cardmagic/messages.

Run: claude mcp add messages -- npx -y @cardmagic/messages

Run: codex mcp add messages -- npx -y @cardmagic/messages

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