Mac Mail MCP

Name: Mac Mail MCP
Author: wagamama

by wagamamaversion 0.5.15i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.wagamama/mac-mail-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Mac Mail MCP server with full-coverage FTS5 body search for local Apple Mail.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

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

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add mac-mail -- uvx mac-mail-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "mac-mail": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mac-mail-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5692 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 23% of the other 5692 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5692 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Mac Mail MCP safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.5.15) reached the registry 4 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Apple App MCP

Workspace for MCP servers that expose local Apple app data to assistants.

Packages

Package	Status	Purpose
`mac-mail-mcp`	Beta	Mac Mail MCP server with disk-first reads and full-coverage FTS5 body search.
`mac-calendar-mcp`	Alpha	Read-only Mac Calendar MCP server with indexed archive search.

Quick Start

Install the package you want:

pipx install mac-mail-mcp

pipx install mac-calendar-mcp

Build local indexes for fast search:

mac-mail-mcp index --verbose

mac-calendar-mcp authorize mac-calendar-mcp index

Calendar authorization installs a small helper app with a stable macOS privacy identity. Approve its Full Calendar Access prompt once so terminal, MCP, and scheduled launchd rebuilds can use EventKit consistently. EventKit runs inside that signed app identity; the Calendar MCP does not execute the helper's script through an anonymous osascript process.

Generate optional config files:

mac-mail-mcp init

mac-calendar-mcp init

Index scope is configured separately from tool defaults. Use [index] settings such as Mail accounts or Calendar calendars to control what is stored locally; use [defaults] settings to control what MCP tools use when the caller omits a scope.

Codex CLI

codex mcp add mail -- mac-mail-mcp serve --watch

codex mcp add calendar -- mac-calendar-mcp serve --watch

Confirm the registrations:

codex mcp list

codex mcp get mail codex mcp get calendar

Claude Code

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root:

"mcpServers": { "mail": { "command": "mac-mail-mcp", "args": ["serve", "--watch"] }, "calendar": { "command": "mac-calendar-mcp", "args": ["serve", "--watch"] } } }

Watch mode keeps the indexes current while the MCP servers are running. Mail uses file watching; Calendar performs a startup sync and then refreshes when Calendar's local SQLite database files change.

For global Claude Code configuration, put the same mcpServers object in ~/.claude/mcp.json.

Development

This repository is organized as a uv workspace. Each MCP server lives under packages/ with its own package metadata, source, tests, and README.

git clone https://github.com/wagamama/apple-app-mcp

cd apple-app-mcp uv sync

All packages

uv run ruff check packages/mac-mail-mcp/src packages/mac-calendar-mcp/src uv run pytest

Individual packages

uv run --package mac-mail-mcp pytest packages/mac-mail-mcp/tests uv run --package mac-calendar-mcp pytest packages/mac-calendar-mcp/tests

Build distributions:

uv build --package mac-mail-mcp

uv build --package mac-calendar-mcp

Documentation

Shared agent instructions: AGENTS.md
Mail domain notes: MAIL.md
Calendar domain notes: CALENDAR.md
MCP client setup guide: docs/mcp-client-setup.md
Calendar implementation plan: docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-30-mac-calendar-mcp-implementation.md

Docs are deployed with GitHub Pages from .github/workflows/docs.yml. The repository must have Pages configured once in Settings -> Pages -> Build and deployment -> Source: GitHub Actions. The workflow deploys the built artifact; it does not try to create or enable the Pages site because GitHub rejects that operation from the default workflow token in some repositories.

Acknowledgements

This codebase is derived from imdinu/apple-mail-mcp. Credit and thanks go to the original authors and contributors for the Apple Mail MCP foundation this repository builds on.

License

GPL-3.0-or-later

Mac Mail MCP

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

Apple App MCP

Packages

Quick Start

Codex CLI

Claude Code

Development

All packages

Individual packages

Documentation

Acknowledgements

License