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Apple Messages MCP Server

io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-messages-mcp

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What is the Apple Messages MCP server?

Read Messages history on macOS and send or reply through Messages.app.

How to install Apple Messages

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE

    Safety mode for Messages operations: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add apple-messages-mcp --env APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=<YOUR_APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE> -- uvx apple-messages-mcp

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