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Apple Tools (Unified) MCP Server

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Apple Tools (Unified) runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 463 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 14 Oct 2026.

Unified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more.

Installs per day peak 428 · avg 86 · +415% w/w
a month agotoday
1 463
Installs / week
pypi · apple-tools-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

In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

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

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Apple Tools (Unified) every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE (Safety mode for the Mail domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_CALENDAR_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Calendar domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Reminders domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Files domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS (Comma-separated directories file tools may access. Defaults to Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and iCloud Drive.), APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the System domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_CONTACTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Contacts domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_NOTES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Notes domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Messages domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for the Shortcuts domain: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.), APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT (Directory containing files that Mail may attach. Unset disables attachments.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Apple Tools (Unified) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Apple Tools (Unified)?
Apple Tools (Unified) 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-tools-mcp was installed 1 463 times last week.
How do I connect Apple Tools (Unified)?
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-tools-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Apple Tools (Unified)?
The pypi package apple-tools-mcp was installed 1 463 times in the last week. Week over week that is +415%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Apple Tools (Unified) 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.