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Imessage Max MCP Server

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Imessage Max runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 83 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 12 Oct 2026.

AI-optimized MCP server for iMessage on macOS. Read, search, and send messages.

Installs per day peak 76 · avg 22 · -20% w/w
a month agotoday
83
Installs / week
pypi · imessage-max
6
Stars
2 open issues
12 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Swift

What the code does

We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

    iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAEAAAABACAYAAACqaXHeAAAPrUlEQVR42u2aa4wkV3XHf+fe6u7pmZ3Zt9e7Zm2DwV7WD4wNjskGEuMIcCAhwuERki+JEIqERECREikKUaQgESKRBMKXvMQHQgiKkYIUYgsLIhuM7DiLX7C7Xu/a+/Y+mJ3defRMd9U9Jx9udXVVb/U8FpxEyt6ZUndX3br3nv/5n8c9VXClXWlX2v/nJj/JnX4sYfcn3sw177yB1qY24gTNFAzwgrhSfwPx…
File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] src/imessage_max/__init__.py:1, [пакет] src/imessage_max/contacts.py:1, [пакет] src/imessage_max/db.py:1 и ещё 24
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
Runs an external command [пакет] src/imessage_max/enrichment/audio.py:39, [пакет] src/imessage_max/tools/send.py:53
        result = subprocess.run(
        let process = Process()
    private static let icon16Base64 = "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACf0lEQVQ4EaVTv2sUQRh9M7N3mxjuIpoLQQMqaKUgJJUWmkYFQaxiYfQvEK1sU9mqjYW2oo1aWVj4A1IISaGRnEljUOFI4sndEUz2srvz22/24CK2mWGGb2e+93jfm2+BPQ72P/5mcnfUKV7GIGAzU9yLwcgjA3jZqWeV+61/MX2C6607J1AdeMS8n/QOJcAzD…

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add imessage-max -- uvx imessage-max
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imessage-max": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "imessage-max"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.imessage-max]
command = "uvx"
args = ["imessage-max"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imessage-max": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "imessage-max"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "imessage-max": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "imessage-max"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Imessage Max — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Imessage Max?
Imessage Max runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package imessage-max was installed 83 times last week.
How do I connect Imessage Max?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls imessage-max straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Imessage Max?
The pypi package imessage-max was installed 83 times in the last week. Week over week that is -20%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Imessage Max open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Swift, 6 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.