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Claude Desktop

Apple Mail for Claude Desktop

io.github.jonathanrreed/apple-mcp-mail

Read, search, compose, and send emails via Apple Mail on macOS.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Apple Mail in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp-mail": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-mcp-mail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE": "<APPLE_MAIL_MCP_SAFETY_PROFILE>",
        "APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT": "<APPLE_MAIL_MCP_ALLOWED_ATTACHMENT_ROOT>",
        "APPLE_MAIL_MCP_VISIBLE_DRAFTS": "<APPLE_MAIL_MCP_VISIBLE_DRAFTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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