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Imessage MCP Server

Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocal
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Read-only MCP server for searching and reading Apple Messages history on macOS.

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Read-only MCP server for searching and reading Apple Messages history on macOS.

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 2 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

4 files analyzed · 1 issue found

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Permissions Required

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database

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file_system

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env_vars

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Most any caller can see: full (default for stdio), redacted, or aggregate.Optional

Environment variable: IMESSAGE_PRIVACY

live (default) names handles from Contacts; none shows handles only.Optional

Environment variable: IMESSAGE_CONTACTS

Path to a copy of chat.db instead of this Mac's Messages database.Optional

Environment variable: IMESSAGE_DB

Set to 0 to keep the search index in memory only.Optional

Environment variable: IMESSAGE_CACHE

Set to 0 to turn off the npm version check.Optional

Environment variable: IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "IMESSAGE_DB": "your-imessage-db-here",
        "IMESSAGE_CACHE": "your-imessage-cache-here",
        "IMESSAGE_PRIVACY": "your-imessage-privacy-here",
        "IMESSAGE_CONTACTS": "your-imessage-contacts-here",
        "IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK": "your-imessage-update-check-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "imessage-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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