Apple Reminders runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 370 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
Search, read and act on Apple Reminders — lists, due dates, writes off by default
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Apple Reminders every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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-reminders -- npx -y @mgcrea/mcp-apple-reminders{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-reminders": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-reminders"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-apple-reminders]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mgcrea/mcp-apple-reminders"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-reminders": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-reminders"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-apple-reminders": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mgcrea/mcp-apple-reminders"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
APPLE_REMINDERS_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), APPLE_REMINDERS_LISTS (Restrict every read and write to these Reminders lists, by name), APPLE_REMINDERS_ACCOUNTS (Restrict every read and write to these Reminders accounts, by name or id. Bounds reading, not just writing).
Alternatives to Apple Reminders
same job, measured the same waySearch, read and act on Apple Notes — folders, attachments, writes off by default
Search, read and act on Apple Mail — threads, attachments, body search, writes off by default
Read and act on Safari — history, tabs and reading list, writes off by default
Search, read and act on Apple Calendar — ranges, free-time lookup, writes off by default
Search and read Apple Contacts — resolves numbers and emails to names, writes off by default
Read and act on Apple Maps — favourites, Guides and recents, writes off by default
Read, search and organise any IMAP mailbox, with writes off by default
Search and read Apple Messages — chats and decoded text, sending off by default
Apple Reminders — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.