# Apple Mail MCP (npm · @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp)

Privacy-first local MCP for Apple Mail on macOS: inbox context, drafts, approvals, and follow-ups.

- Trust score: 67/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +29
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-18

## Components

- npm · `@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp`: 67/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp`
- Version: `0.6.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-18.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 93 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 48/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 11 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 70/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1901 tokens (~73/item across 26 items; 26 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 86/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 59% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 75/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - 0 of 3 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "send_email" implies "send" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default.
  - An AI judge read all 26 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Apple Mail MCP server?

Apple Mail MCP runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp -- npx -y @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp -- npx -y @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y @jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-14 (score 67, +28)

- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 59
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: 0
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: good

### 2026-10-12 (score 39, +1)

- [functional improvement] Security disclosure: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-11 (score 38, −1)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: pass → unverified

### 2026-10-07 (score 39)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (26)

### `list_accounts` (~21 tokens)

List Apple Mail accounts and their configured sender addresses. Read-only.

### `list_mailboxes` (~41 tokens)

List the top-level mailboxes in one Apple Mail account. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name, as returned by list_accounts.

### `list_messages` (~75 tokens)

List message summaries from an Apple Mail mailbox. Read-only; bodies are not included.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `limit` (integer): Maximum number of messages to return.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox name. Usually INBOX.
- `unread_only` (boolean): Return only unread messages.

### `search_messages` (~98 tokens)

Search recent messages by subject or sender in one mailbox. Read-only; bodies are not searched.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `limit` (integer): Maximum number of messages to return.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox name. Usually INBOX.
- `query` (string, required): Case-insensitive text to match against sender or subject.
- `scan_limit` (integer): How many recent messages Apple Mail may inspect.

### `get_message` (~82 tokens)

Read one message body by its id. Use after list_messages or search_messages. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox containing the message.
- `max_body_characters` (integer): Maximum body characters to return.
- `message_id` (string, required): Message id returned by list_messages or search_messages.

### `create_draft` (~75 tokens)

Create a visible unsent draft in Apple Mail. Use this before sending whenever the user should review the message.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): Configured Apple Mail sender address, if a specific one is required.
- `subject` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)
- `to` (string, required): Recipient email address.

### `send_email` (~96 tokens)

Send an email using Apple Mail. Only call after the user explicitly approved this exact recipient, subject, and body.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): Configured Apple Mail sender address, if a specific one is required.
- `subject` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)
- `to` (string, required): Recipient email address.
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved this exact email.

### `create_reply_draft` (~94 tokens)

Open a visible reply draft for an existing message. The original message controls the recipient and subject. This does not send anything.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox containing the original message.
- `message_id` (string, required): Message id returned by list_messages or search_messages.
- `text` (string, required): Reply text to place above Apple Mail's quoted original message.

### `set_message_read_status` (~106 tokens)

Mark a message read or unread. Only call after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `is_read` (boolean, required): True to mark read; false to mark unread.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox containing the message.
- `message_id` (string, required): Message id returned by list_messages or search_messages.
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

### `set_message_flag_status` (~107 tokens)

Flag or unflag a message. Only call after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `is_flagged` (boolean, required): True to flag; false to remove the flag.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox containing the message.
- `message_id` (string, required): Message id returned by list_messages or search_messages.
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

### `move_message` (~110 tokens)

Move a message to another mailbox in the same account. Only call after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `destination_mailbox` (string, required): Destination mailbox name, as returned by list_mailboxes.
- `mailbox` (string): Mailbox containing the message.
- `message_id` (string, required): Message id returned by list_messages or search_messages.
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved this exact action.

### `get_audit_log` (~41 tokens)

Read recent local audit metadata for write actions. Email bodies are never stored in this log.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Maximum recent audit entries to return.

### `get_send_policy` (~22 tokens)

Show the active local sending safeguards without exposing credentials. Read-only.

### `preview_send` (~55 tokens)

Validate a proposed email against the active local send policy without creating or sending anything. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string)
- `subject` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)
- `to` (string, required)

### `queue_email_for_approval` (~157 tokens)

Save a proposed email in the local approval inbox. It does not create a Mail draft or send anything.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string)
- `intent` (string): Desired outcome, such as booking a discovery call or resolving a support request.
- `note` (string): Optional human-facing note.
- `rationale` (string): Why this action and timing are appropriate, grounded in known context.
- `risks` (array): Known uncertainties or reasons to review carefully.
- `source_message_ids` (array): Message ids used as evidence for the proposal.
- `subject` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)
- `to` (string, required)
- `tone` (string): Proposed tone, such as concise and collaborative.

### `list_approval_queue` (~36 tokens)

List proposed emails in the local approval inbox. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `status` (string)

### `approve_queued_email` (~88 tokens)

Turn one pending approval-queue item into a visible draft or send it. Only call after the user explicitly approved this exact item and delivery mode.

Input parameters:

- `delivery` (string, required): Create a visible draft or send the approved item.
- `item_id` (string, required)
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved this exact queue item and delivery mode.

### `discard_queued_email` (~50 tokens)

Discard one pending approval-queue item. It will not affect Apple Mail. Only call after explicit user approval.

Input parameters:

- `item_id` (string, required)
- `user_approved` (boolean, required)

### `save_contact_context` (~163 tokens)

Save local relationship context for one contact. This does not modify Apple Mail or contact the person.

Input parameters:

- `display_name` (string)
- `email` (string, required)
- `follow_up_at` (string): ISO-8601 date/time for a human-approved follow-up reminder.
- `notes` (array)
- `open_commitments` (array)
- `preferred_language` (string)
- `relationship` (string): For example: prospect, client, partner, or colleague.
- `timeline_direction` (string)
- `timeline_summary` (string)
- `tone` (string): For example: concise and direct, or warm and detailed.
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user approved saving this local contact context.

### `get_contact_context` (~29 tokens)

Read the local relationship context for one email address. Read-only.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required)

### `get_contact_brief` (~60 tokens)

Build a local contact brief from saved relationship context and recent inbox summaries. Read-only; message bodies are excluded.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required)
- `email` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `mailbox` (string)

### `list_follow_up_radar` (~44 tokens)

List local contact records with a follow-up date due now or within a chosen horizon. Read-only; it never sends anything.

Input parameters:

- `within_days` (integer)

### `get_work_mode` (~26 tokens)

Show the active local AI-mail work mode and its allowed MCP actions. Read-only.

### `set_work_mode` (~66 tokens)

Set the local AI-mail work mode. The mode controls whether this MCP may queue, draft, or send. This does not change Apple Mail.

Input parameters:

- `mode` (string, required)
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user explicitly approved the mode change.

### `save_thread_summary` (~82 tokens)

Save a local, user-approved summary of a selected contact thread, including the exact source message ids used. It does not modify Apple Mail.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required)
- `source_message_ids` (array, required)
- `summary` (string, required)
- `user_approved` (boolean, required): Must be true only after the user approved saving this local thread summary.

### `get_daily_briefing` (~77 tokens)

Create a read-only daily briefing from one inbox, the local approval queue, and saved follow-up dates. It never drafts, sends, or changes email.

Input parameters:

- `account` (string, required): Apple Mail account name.
- `follow_up_days` (integer)
- `mailbox` (string)
- `unread_limit` (integer)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-18: 67
- 2026-10-17: 67
- 2026-10-16: 67
- 2026-10-15: 67
- 2026-10-14: 67
- 2026-10-13: 39
- 2026-10-12: 39
- 2026-10-11: 38
- 2026-10-07: 39

## Common questions

### What is the Apple Mail MCP server?

Apple Mail MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.jakobfigur/apple-mail-mcp. Privacy-first local MCP for Apple Mail on macOS: inbox context, drafts, approvals, and follow-ups. This page covers its npm package (@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp).

### Is the Apple Mail MCP server safe to use?

Apple Mail MCP scores 67 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 18 October 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Apple Mail MCP server expose?

Apple Mail MCP exposes 26 tools: list_accounts, list_mailboxes, list_messages, search_messages, get_message, and 21 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,901 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Apple Mail MCP server still maintained?

Apple Mail MCP is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 18 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Apple Mail MCP server under?

Apple Mail MCP declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@jakobf1/apple-mail-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/jakobfigur/apple-mail-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jakobfigur-apple-mail-mcp/jakobf1-apple-mail-mcp