Apple Messages MCP

Overview

Apple Messages MCP is one of eleven MIT-licensed MCP servers in Apple MCPs by Jonathan R. Reed (github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs). It runs on your Mac, reads history from the Messages database and sends through Messages.app automation. It ships as a standalone server (uvx apple-messages-mcp) and inside the unified Apple-Tools-MCP server, which also covers Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Contacts and other apps. The latest release is v1.1.3 (October 2026).

Key features

• List and page through conversations, search message text, fetch single messages and list attachments
• Send messages and file attachments, and reply in one-to-one or existing group chats
• Choose iMessage, SMS or RCS per send; SMS and RCS go through a paired iPhone with Text Message Forwarding, and RCS needs macOS 15 or later
• Safety modes (read-only, manage, full access) and permission health checks
• stdio by default, or Streamable HTTP bound to localhost
• The unified server adds contact resolution and an action log with undo

Pricing

Free, open-source software. It needs a Mac signed in to Messages and Python 3.11 or later. SMS and RCS also need an iPhone on the same account.

How it compares to Linq

Linq is a managed API with its own phone numbers, webhooks, SDKs and iMessage features such as tapbacks, typing indicators and effects, with a free Hobby plan (20 contacts) and Pro from $260 a month. Apple Messages MCP is free and runs under your own Apple ID, but it has no webhooks or REST API, cannot send tapbacks, typing indicators or read receipts, and is reached only from MCP clients on the same Mac.

Best for

Individuals who want an AI assistant such as Claude or Codex to read and send their own Messages on their Mac.

Sources

• jonathanrreed.com/projects/apple-mcps
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/blob/main/AppleMessages-MCP/README.md
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/blob/main/generated/tool_catalogs/messages.json
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/blob/main/AppleMessages-MCP/src/apple_messages_mcp/config.py
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/blob/main/AppleMessages-MCP/server.json
• github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/releases
• pypi.org/project/apple-messages-mcp