iMessage History for VS Code
io.github.anipotts/imessage-mcp
Search and read your Apple Messages history from any MCP client. Read-only, local.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install iMessage History in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "imessage-privacy",
"description": "IMESSAGE_PRIVACY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "imessage-contacts",
"description": "IMESSAGE_CONTACTS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "imessage-db",
"description": "IMESSAGE_DB",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "imessage-cache",
"description": "IMESSAGE_CACHE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "imessage-update-check",
"description": "IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"imessage-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"imessage-mcp"
],
"env": {
"IMESSAGE_PRIVACY": "${input:imessage-privacy}",
"IMESSAGE_CONTACTS": "${input:imessage-contacts}",
"IMESSAGE_DB": "${input:imessage-db}",
"IMESSAGE_CACHE": "${input:imessage-cache}",
"IMESSAGE_UPDATE_CHECK": "${input:imessage-update-check}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs