# Apple Mail (pypi · apple-mcp-mail)

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

- Trust score: 67/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +6
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-19

## Components

- mcpb · `apple-mail-1.0.2.mcpb`: 17/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/https-github-com-jonathanrreed-apple-mcps-releases-download-v1-0-2-apple-mail-1.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/https-github-com-jonathanrreed-apple-mcps-releases-download-v1-0-2-apple-mail-1)
- pypi · `apple-mcp-mail`: 67/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/apple-mcp-mail.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/apple-mcp-mail)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `pypi`
- Package: `apple-mcp-mail`
- Version: `1.0.2`
- 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 2026-08-19.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it.
  - 2 of 31 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 35/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - License check failed: no license is declared.
  - Actively maintained (last published 13 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 58/100
  - 33% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 962 tokens (~45/item across 21 items; 20 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 43/100
  - Stability observed for 13 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### Claude

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

### Codex

```bash
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
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

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

### Other

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

## 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.

### 2026-08-18 (score 67, +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.

### 2026-08-16 (score 66, +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.

### 2026-08-14 (score 65, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-11 (score 61, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-08-07 (score 60, +1)

- [functional improvement] Security disclosure: fail → pass

### 2026-08-06 (score 59, +23)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 33
- [functional improvement] 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

### 2026-08-05 (score 36)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (20)

### `mail_health` (~16 tokens)

Mail Health

Report the active Apple Mail MCP configuration.

Output parameters:

- `capabilities` (array)
- `ok` (boolean)
- `safety_profile` (string)
- `server_name` (string)
- `supports` (array)
- `transport` (string)
- `version` (string)
- `visible_drafts` (boolean)

### `mail_permission_guide` (~22 tokens)

Mail Permission Guide

Explain how to grant Apple Mail automation permission on macOS.

### `mail_recheck_permissions` (~31 tokens)

Mail Recheck Permissions

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

Output parameters:

- `capabilities` (array)
- `ok` (boolean)
- `safety_profile` (string)
- `server_name` (string)
- `supports` (array)
- `transport` (string)
- `version` (string)
- `visible_drafts` (boolean)

### `mail_list_mailboxes` (~26 tokens)

List Mailboxes

List Apple Mail mailboxes, optionally filtered by account.

Input parameters:

- `account`

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_search_messages` (~47 tokens)

Search Messages

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

Input parameters:

- `limit`
- `mailbox`
- `query` (string, required)
- `unread_only` (boolean)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_get_message` (~27 tokens)

Get Message

Fetch a single Apple Mail message by message_id.

Input parameters:

- `message_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_get_thread` (~40 tokens)

Get Thread

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

Input parameters:

- `limit`
- `message_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_compose_draft` (~82 tokens)

Compose Draft

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 parameters:

- `attachments`
- `bcc`
- `body` (string)
- `cc`
- `from_account`
- `subject` (string)
- `to` (array, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_send_message` (~77 tokens)

Send Message

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

Input parameters:

- `attachments`
- `bcc`
- `body` (string)
- `cc`
- `from_account`
- `subject` (string)
- `to` (array, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_reply_message` (~69 tokens)

Reply to Message

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 parameters:

- `body` (string, required)
- `from_account`
- `message_id` (string, required)
- `reply_all` (boolean)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_forward_message` (~65 tokens)

Forward Message

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 parameters:

- `body` (string)
- `from_account`
- `message_id` (string, required)
- `to` (array, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_mark_message` (~51 tokens)

Mark Message Read/Unread

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

Input parameters:

- `is_read` (boolean, required)
- `message_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_move_message` (~55 tokens)

Move Message

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

Input parameters:

- `message_id` (string, required)
- `target_account`
- `target_mailbox` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_delete_message` (~29 tokens)

Delete Message

Delete (trash) an email message by its message_id.

Input parameters:

- `message_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_reply_latest_in_thread` (~61 tokens)

Reply To Latest In Thread

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

Input parameters:

- `body` (string, required)
- `from_account`
- `limit`
- `message_id` (string, required)
- `reply_all` (boolean)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_archive_thread` (~51 tokens)

Archive Thread

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

Input parameters:

- `archive_account`
- `archive_mailbox` (string)
- `limit`
- `message_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result`

### `mail_list_prompts` (~21 tokens)

Mail List Prompts

Fallback prompt discovery tool for tool-only MCP clients.

### `mail_get_prompt` (~33 tokens)

Mail Get Prompt

Fallback prompt rendering tool for tool-only MCP clients.

Input parameters:

- `arguments_json`
- `name` (string, required)

### `search_tools` (~50 tokens)

Search Tools

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

Input parameters:

- `domain_tags`
- `limit` (integer)
- `mode` (string)
- `query` (string, required)

### `get_tool_info` (~48 tokens)

Get Tool Info

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

Input parameters:

- `include_examples` (boolean)
- `include_schema` (boolean)
- `name` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-19: 67
- 2026-08-18: 67
- 2026-08-17: 66
- 2026-08-16: 66
- 2026-08-15: 65
- 2026-08-14: 65
- 2026-08-13: 61
- 2026-08-12: 61
- 2026-08-11: 61
- 2026-08-10: 60
- 2026-08-09: 60
- 2026-08-08: 60
- 2026-08-07: 60
- 2026-08-06: 59
- 2026-08-05: 36

## Links

- PyPI project: https://pypi.org/project/apple-mcp-mail/
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/pypi/package/apple-mcp-mail
- Repository: https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/apple-mcp-mail.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/apple-mcp-mail.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jonathanrreed-apple-mcp-mail/apple-mcp-mail