Apple Messages

Name: Apple Messages · apple-messages-mcp
Availability: InStock

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

Read Messages history on macOS and send or reply through Messages.app.

Available components

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

+7 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 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 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-messages-mcp

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-messages-mcp -- uvx apple-messages-mcp

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-messages-mcp -- uvx apple-messages-mcp

// opencode.json

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

# add to OpenClaw

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

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

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

// mcp.json

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

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.

19 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
17 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
15 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 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 +2
- 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 +21
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 40 ▲ functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 0 functional
- First check of Schema quality: poor functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
5 Aug 26 36

First indexed and scored.

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Diagnostics

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Captured 19 Aug 2026 · Analysed pypi/apple-messages-mcp@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 · 15 exposed · ~541 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.

messages_get_conversation Get Conversation ~39

Fetch a single Apple Messages conversation with paginated messages.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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 Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
automation_access	boolean	yes	–
automation_access_error	–	–	–
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.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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 Output Examples

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 Output Examples

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 Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
automation_access	boolean	yes	–
automation_access_error	–	–	–
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.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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.

Input Output Examples

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.

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	57
7 Aug	58
8 Aug	58
9 Aug	58
10 Aug	58
11 Aug	60
12 Aug	60
13 Aug	60
14 Aug	64
15 Aug	65
16 Aug	65
17 Aug	66
18 Aug	66
19 Aug	67