Apple Messages MCP

MCP server for Apple Messages on macOS.

Provides access to message history, conversation search, and sending via Messages.app. Requires Full Disk Access for history and Automation access for sending.

When to use

  • Messages-only workflows
  • Message history and sending without the all-in-one server
  • Tighter app-level separation for permissions

What It Does

  • List conversations with pagination
  • Search messages and view attachment metadata
  • Send and reply to messages
  • Tool discovery helpers search_tools and get_tool_info for context-constrained clients
  • Unread and recent conversation resources
  • Health checks that separate history access from automation failures
  • Permission recovery: messages_permission_guide, messages_recheck_permissions

Install On This Mac

Quick start (uvx, from PyPI)

With uv installed:

uvx apple-messages-mcp

No clone, no venv management.

From a clone 
git clone https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs.git
cd Apple-MCPs
uv sync --all-packages

This builds one workspace environment with every server's entry point in .venv/bin (for example .venv/bin/apple-messages-mcp). You can also point an MCP client at AppleMessages-MCP/start.sh, which prefers uv run and falls back to a plain venv bootstrap (Python 3.11+ required).

Install In AI Agents

Generic MCP client config 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-messages": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["apple-messages-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "full_access"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running from a clone instead? Use /path/to/Apple-MCPs/AppleMessages-MCP/start.sh as the command with empty args.

Claude Code example 
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project apple-messages -- uvx apple-messages-mcp

Transport

stdio is the default and recommended transport. Set APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http (with optional APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_HOST and APPLE_MESSAGES_MCP_PORT) to serve Streamable HTTP instead.

macOS Permissions

  • Automation access to Messages is required for send and reply
  • Full Disk Access is required for history, search, and attachment metadata from ~/Library/Messages/chat.db
  • messages_health reports both permission surfaces separately, so agents can tell whether send, history, or both are blocked

Launch Checklist

  • Add uvx apple-messages-mcp (or a clone's AppleMessages-MCP/start.sh) to your MCP client
  • Reload or reconnect the client so the Messages tool surface is loaded into context
  • Call messages_health first
  • If either permission surface is blocked, call messages_permission_guide
  • After changing macOS permissions, call messages_recheck_permissions

Prompting Notes

  • tools/list returns the full Messages tool surface. Context-constrained clients can use search_tools first, then get_tool_info for the Messages tool they need.
  • Resolve the recipient via Contacts before any send or reply when the user names a person.
  • Confirm the intended person if Contacts returns multiple matches.
  • Omit service_name on iMessage sends. Passing it can trigger AppleScript error -1728.

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