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Apple Messages MCP Server

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Apple Messages runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 519 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.

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

Installs per day peak 444 · avg 90 · +444% w/w
a month agotoday
1 519
Installs / week
pypi · apple-messages-mcp
27
Stars
3 open issues
14 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 1 d ago · rules ccca72095570

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.

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 apple-messages-mcp -- uvx apple-messages-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.apple-messages-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["apple-messages-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "apple-messages-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for Messages operations: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Apple Messages — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Apple Messages?
Apple Messages 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 apple-messages-mcp was installed 1 519 times last week.
How do I connect Apple Messages?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls apple-messages-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Apple Messages?
The pypi package apple-messages-mcp was installed 1 519 times in the last week. Week over week that is +444%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Apple Messages open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 27 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.