Apple Messages
PYPI · APPLE-MESSAGES-MCP · 2 COMPONENTS
Read Messages history on macOS and send or reply through Messages.app.
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Last scanned (21 hours ago)
Scores higher than 92% of PyPI servers
Category Communication
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 → Why this is hard to 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 build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 1 of 29 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 1 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability56
- 40% 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 627 tokens (~36/item across 17 items; 15 tools + 2 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management93
- Stability observed for 28 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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- All 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 17 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
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.
- 16 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 15 Oct 26 +38
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: unverified → 0.90 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 40 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- 14 Oct 26 0
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 40 ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.87 ▲ functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.2 functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.1 functional
- 13 Oct 26 0
- Package version: 1.1.0 → 1.1.1 functional
- 12 Oct 26 −24
- Stability: 0.93 → unverified ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 40 → unverified ▼ functional
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.0 functional
- 9 Oct 26 −16
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: pass → 0.93 functional
- 4 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 3 Oct 26 +5
- Source repository: unverified → pass ▲ security
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 16 Oct 2026 · Analysed pypi/apple-messages-mcp@1.1.2
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/v1.1.2 |
| Rekor log index | 3252400254 |
| Predicate type | PyPI publish attestation https://docs.pypi.org/attestations/publish/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:67f508504153047d610da1e7133a3c1c197f3f3246b925bfd6ab499edd97d144 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | allowlisted | setuptools.build_meta |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 29 packages
| Packages resolved | 29 |
|---|---|
| No linked repository | 1 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
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. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_tool_info Get Tool Info ~48
Load the full schema, examples, and metadata for one tool from this server.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_examples | boolean | – | – |
| include_schema | boolean | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
messages_get_conversation Get Conversation ~39
Fetch a single Apple Messages conversation with paginated messages.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat_id | string | yes | – |
| limit | – | – | – |
| offset | – | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_get_message Get Message ~27
Fetch a single Apple Messages message by message_id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| message_id | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_get_prompt Messages Get Prompt ~33
Fallback prompt rendering tool for tool-only MCP clients.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| arguments_json | – | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
messages_health Messages Health ~16
Report Messages server configuration and capability status.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| automation_access | boolean | yes | – |
| automation_access_error | – | – | – |
| automation_access_error_code | – | – | – |
| automation_access_status | string | – | – |
| automation_access_suggestion | – | – | – |
| capabilities | – | yes | – |
| history_access | boolean | yes | – |
| history_access_error | – | – | – |
| history_access_suggestion | – | – | – |
| ok | boolean | – | – |
| safety_mode | string | yes | – |
| server_name | string | yes | – |
| transport | string | yes | – |
| version | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_list_attachments List Attachments ~41
List Apple Messages attachments by chat or message.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat_id | – | – | – |
| limit | – | – | – |
| message_id | – | – | – |
| offset | – | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_list_conversations List Conversations ~34
List recent Apple Messages conversations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | – | – | – |
| offset | – | – | – |
| unread_only | boolean | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_list_prompts Messages List Prompts ~21
Fallback prompt discovery tool for tool-only MCP clients.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
messages_permission_guide Messages Permission Guide ~21
Explain how to grant Apple Messages permissions on macOS.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
messages_recheck_permissions Messages Recheck Permissions ~31
Recheck Messages access after the user changes macOS permissions, and notify the client that Messages resources changed.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| automation_access | boolean | yes | – |
| automation_access_error | – | – | – |
| automation_access_error_code | – | – | – |
| automation_access_status | string | – | – |
| automation_access_suggestion | – | – | – |
| capabilities | – | yes | – |
| history_access | boolean | yes | – |
| history_access_error | – | – | – |
| history_access_suggestion | – | – | – |
| ok | boolean | – | – |
| safety_mode | string | yes | – |
| server_name | string | yes | – |
| transport | string | yes | – |
| version | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_reply_in_conversation Reply In Conversation ~46
Reply to an Apple Messages conversation using its chat_id. Supports both one-to-one and group chats.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat_id | string | yes | – |
| text | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_search_messages Search Messages ~55
Search Apple Messages text history.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat_id | – | – | – |
| end_iso | – | – | – |
| limit | – | – | – |
| offset | – | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| sender | – | – | – |
| start_iso | – | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_send_attachment Send Attachment ~47
Send a file attachment via Apple Messages to a recipient. Optionally include a text message.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| file_path | string | yes | – |
| recipient | string | yes | – |
| text | – | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
messages_send_message Send Message ~32
Send a new iMessage through Messages.app.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| recipient | string | yes | – |
| text | string | 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.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain_tags | – | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| mode | string | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Apple Messages MCP server?
Apple Messages runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx apple-messages-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · apple-messages-mcp
claude mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-messages-mcp -- uvx apple-messages-mcp
What is the Apple Messages MCP server?
Apple Messages is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-messages-mcp. Read Messages history on macOS and send or reply through Messages.app. This page covers its PyPI package (apple-messages-mcp).
Is the Apple Messages MCP server safe to use?
Apple Messages scores 89 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 16 October 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. 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 Messages MCP server expose?
Apple Messages exposes 15 tools: messages_health, messages_permission_guide, messages_recheck_permissions, messages_list_conversations, messages_get_conversation, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 541 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Apple Messages MCP server still maintained?
Apple Messages is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 16 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 Messages MCP server under?
Apple Messages declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.