Apple Contacts runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 272 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
Search and read Apple Contacts — resolves numbers and emails to names, writes off by default
What the code does
We read the source, 2 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
let process = Process()
return execSync(cmd, { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] }).trim();
__GIT_COMMIT__: JSON.stringify(process.env.GIT_COMMIT || tryGit("git rev-parse --short HEAD")),
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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.
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.
claude mcp add mcp-apple-contacts -- npx -y @mgcrea/mcp-apple-contacts{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-contacts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-contacts"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-apple-contacts]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mgcrea/mcp-apple-contacts"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-contacts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-contacts"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-apple-contacts": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-contacts"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
APPLE_CONTACTS_ALLOW_WRITES (Register the mutating tools. Off by default, and the gate decides whether the write tools exist at all rather than merely refusing — an agent with writes off cannot see them).
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Apple Contacts — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.