Apple Mail

Name: Apple Mail · apple-mcp-mail
Availability: InStock

PYPI · APPLE-MCP-MAIL · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED AUG 19

Read, search, compose, and send emails via Apple Mail on macOS.

Available components

mcpb · apple-mail-1.0.2.mcpb 17 pypi · apple-mcp-mail 67

+6 this week 67 67 Trust /100

Trust breakdown (6 categories)

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. How we score →

Supply Chain Security100

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
2 of 31 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency35

Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
License check failed: no license is declared. See how to fix → Fail
Actively maintained (last published 13 days ago).Pass
Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass

Schema Quality & AI Usability58

33% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Partial
AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
Tool/resource definitions use about 962 tokens (~45/item across 21 items; 20 tools + 1 resources), lean.Pass
Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail

Stability & Change Management43

Stability observed for 13 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial

Tool Coverage71

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

pypi · apple-mcp-mail

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail -- uvx apple-mcp-mail

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail -- uvx apple-mcp-mail

// opencode.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "apple-mcp-mail"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail --command uvx --arg apple-mcp-mail

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["apple-mcp-mail"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-mcp-mail"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

18 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
16 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
14 Aug 26 +4
- Stability: unverified → 0.27 ▲ functional
11 Aug 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
7 Aug 26 +1
- Security disclosure: fail → pass ▲ functional
6 Aug 26 +23
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 33 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 0 functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Schema quality: good functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
5 Aug 26 36

First indexed and scored.

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Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 19 Aug 2026 · Analysed pypi/apple-mcp-mail@1.0.2

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result	No attestation
Ecosystem	pypi

Install scripts 1 script

Hook	Tier	Command
build_backend	allowlisted	`setuptools.build_meta`

Dependencies 31 packages

Packages resolved	31
Stale	1
No linked repository	1
Tree resolution	Complete

MCP tools · 20 exposed · ~901 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens

get_tool_info Get Tool Info ~48

Load the full schema, examples, and metadata for one tool from this server.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
include_examples	boolean	–	–
include_schema	boolean	–	–
name	string	yes	–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

mail_archive_thread Archive Thread ~51

Move related messages in the same mailbox thread to the target archive mailbox.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
archive_account	–	–	–
archive_mailbox	string	–	–
limit	–	–	–
message_id	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_compose_draft Compose Draft ~82

Create a draft message in Apple Mail without sending it. Optionally specify from_account as an email address or account name to set the sender.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
attachments	–	–	–
bcc	–	–	–
body	string	–	–
cc	–	–	–
from_account	–	–	–
subject	string	–	–
to	array	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_delete_message Delete Message ~29

Delete (trash) an email message by its message_id.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
message_id	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_forward_message Forward Message ~65

Forward an existing email message to new recipients. Provide a message_id and the to list. Optionally prepend body text and specify from_account.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
body	string	–	–
from_account	–	–	–
message_id	string	yes	–
to	array	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_get_message Get Message ~27

Fetch a single Apple Mail message by message_id.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
message_id	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_get_prompt Mail Get Prompt ~33

Fallback prompt rendering tool for tool-only MCP clients.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
arguments_json	–	–	–
name	string	yes	–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

mail_get_thread Get Thread ~40

Find related messages in the same mailbox thread by normalized subject, anchored on a message_id.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
limit	–	–	–
message_id	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_health Mail Health ~16

Report the active Apple Mail MCP configuration.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
capabilities	array	yes	–
ok	boolean	yes	–
safety_profile	string	yes	–
server_name	string	yes	–
supports	array	yes	–
transport	string	yes	–
version	string	yes	–
visible_drafts	boolean	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_list_mailboxes List Mailboxes ~26

List Apple Mail mailboxes, optionally filtered by account.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
account	–	–	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_list_prompts Mail List Prompts ~21

Fallback prompt discovery tool for tool-only MCP clients.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

mail_mark_message Mark Message Read/Unread ~51

Set the read status of an email message. Pass is_read=true to mark as read, is_read=false to mark as unread.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
is_read	boolean	yes	–
message_id	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_move_message Move Message ~55

Move an email message to a different mailbox. Optionally specify target_account if the mailbox is in a different account.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
message_id	string	yes	–
target_account	–	–	–
target_mailbox	string	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_permission_guide Mail Permission Guide ~22

Explain how to grant Apple Mail automation permission on macOS.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

mail_recheck_permissions Mail Recheck Permissions ~31

Recheck Mail access after the user changes macOS permissions, and notify the client that Mail resources changed.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
capabilities	array	yes	–
ok	boolean	yes	–
safety_profile	string	yes	–
server_name	string	yes	–
supports	array	yes	–
transport	string	yes	–
version	string	yes	–
visible_drafts	boolean	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_reply_latest_in_thread Reply To Latest In Thread ~61

Find the latest related message in the same mailbox thread and reply to that message.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
body	string	yes	–
from_account	–	–	–
limit	–	–	–
message_id	string	yes	–
reply_all	boolean	–	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_reply_message Reply to Message ~69

Reply to an existing email message. Provide a message_id and body text. Set reply_all=true to reply to all recipients. Optionally specify from_account.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
body	string	yes	–
from_account	–	–	–
message_id	string	yes	–
reply_all	boolean	–	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_search_messages Search Messages ~47

Search Apple Mail messages by query with optional mailbox and unread filters.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
limit	–	–	–
mailbox	–	–	–
query	string	yes	–
unread_only	boolean	–	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

mail_send_message Send Message ~77

Send an email immediately via Apple Mail. Optionally specify from_account as an email address or account name to set the sender.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
attachments	–	–	–
bcc	–	–	–
body	string	–	–
cc	–	–	–
from_account	–	–	–
subject	string	–	–
to	array	yes	–

Name	Type	Req	Description
result	–	yes	–

No examples provided.

search_tools Search Tools ~50

Search this server's tool catalog by keyword, alias, or domain tag.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
domain_tags	–	–	–
limit	integer	–	–
mode	string	–	–
query	string	yes	–

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

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Scoring key

80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

How we score

Score history · last 30 days

5 Aug 19 Aug

Day	Score
5 Aug	36
6 Aug	59
7 Aug	60
8 Aug	60
9 Aug	60
10 Aug	60
11 Aug	61
12 Aug	61
13 Aug	61
14 Aug	65
15 Aug	65
16 Aug	66
17 Aug	66
18 Aug	67
19 Aug	67