Apple Mail MCP server
Read, search, compose, and send emails via Apple Mail on macOS.
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Apple Mail tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
How Apple Mail compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 90% of 3,471 Web search servers
- GitHub stars
- 28
- more than 90% of 1,788 Web search servers
- Downloads a week
- 718
- more than 91% of 837 Web search servers with a package
Release history: 7 versions in the registry since 2026-09-04, latest 2026-10-26, typically one every 7 days.
Install Apple Mail in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add apple-mcp-mail -- uvx apple-mcp-mail
What the publisher says
From the Apple Mail repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Apple-MCPs
MCP servers that let an AI client use Apple apps and macOS tools. Create reminders, send messages, check calendars, search mail, manage files, and get directions.
The servers run on your Mac. Your MCP client may send returned data to its model provider, and Apple apps may sync through iCloud or another account. Local execution does not mean the data stays local.
Requires Python 3.11+ and macOS. Uses MCP specification 2026-07-28 and Python SDK 2.x, with support for older client protocol revisions. MIT license.
Install
Install uv, then register the unified server with your client.
Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project apple-tools -- uvx apple-tools-mcpCodex:
codex mcp add apple-tools -- uvx apple-tools-mcpOther stdio clients:
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-tools": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["apple-tools-mcp"]
}
}
}Run uvx apple-tools-mcp to start the server directly. Standalone servers use the same approach, such as uvx apple-mcp-mail or uvx apple-calendar-mcp.
Restart your client after installing or upgrading. Call search_tools with calendar health to check discovery without reading app data.
For Claude Desktop, download a server's .mcpb bundle from Releases and double-click it.
Set app-specific safety modes and directories in your client's env settings. The configuration guide lists defaults and options. Mail attachments are disabled until you set APPLEMAILMCPALLOWEDATTACHMENTROOT to a dedicated directory. Files tools only access APPLEFILESMCPALLOWED_ROOTS; macOS may impose further restrictions.
Choose a server
Start with Apple-Tools-MCP. It combines all ten apps and tools below, plus saved defaults, contact routing, Mail thread helpers, undo, briefings, and cross-app workflows.
Choose a standalone server to expose fewer apps to your client:
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Apple Mail: common questions
- Is Apple Mail MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Apple Mail safety report
- How do I install Apple Mail?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Apple Mail need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 3 settings from the environment.
- Is Apple Mail maintained?
- The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-10-16). The latest release is v1.1.4.
- What can I use instead of Apple Mail?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Everything Search MCP server, HIG Doctor MCP server and OfficeIMO Document Tools MCP server.
- How does Apple Mail compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 90% of 3,471 Web search servers); github stars 28 (more than 90% of 1,788 Web search servers); downloads a week 718 (more than 91% of 837 Web search servers with a package). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Apple Mail
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Everything SearchFast file search: Everything SDK on Windows, Spotlight (mdfind) on macOS, locate/plocate on Linux.not reviewedEstablishedA
- HIG DoctorApple Human Interface Guidelines search, lookup, and project audits for AI coding agents.not reviewedEstablishedB
- OfficeIMO Document ToolsInspect, search, fetch, and convert local documents and mail stores with bounded access.not reviewedGrowingA