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Apple Reminders

Apple Reminders

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About Apple Reminders

Apple Reminders is an MCP server for managing reminders on macOS through EventKit, for workflows that let agents read and maintain tasks. It supports list and reminder operations, along with permission checks and planning prompts.

Key features

  1. 01Discover, create, and delete reminder lists
  2. 02List, create, update, and delete reminders
  3. 03Complete or reopen tasks
  4. 04Provide today and list resources
  5. 05Check health and access permissions

Use cases

  1. 01Organize to-dos and follow-ups with an agent
  2. 02Manage reminders separately from other Apple services
  3. 03Check reminder access and diagnose permission issues

MCP support

The MCP server exposes tools, resources, and prompts for reminder lists and tasks to clients.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository
Packages
pypiapple-mcp-reminders1.1.4
mcpbapple-reminders-1.1.4.mcpb1.1.4

Tools

17

Saved tool list · updated 1d ago

This tool takes no parameters.

Details

From the project README

Apple Reminders MCP

MCP server for Apple Reminders on macOS.

Provides access to reminder lists and tasks through EventKit. Keep Reminders as the system of record while enabling agents to read, create, update, complete, and delete reminders.

When to use

  • Task and reminder workflows
  • Reminders isolated from the rest of the Apple stack
  • EventKit-backed reminder management

What It Does

  • Discover, create, and delete reminder lists
  • List, create, update, and delete reminders
  • Complete and uncomplete tasks
  • Tool discovery helpers search_tools and get_tool_info for context-constrained clients
  • Today and list resources
  • Planning and inbox-triage prompts
  • Health and permission checks: reminders_health, reminders_permission_guide, reminders_recheck_permissions

Install On This Mac

Quick start (uvx, from PyPI)

With uv installed:

uvx apple-mcp-reminders

No clone, no venv management.

From a clone 
git clone https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs.git
cd Apple-MCPs
uv sync --all-packages

This builds one workspace environment with every server's entry point in .venv/bin (for example .venv/bin/apple-reminders-mcp). You can also point an MCP client at AppleReminders-MCP/start.sh, which prefers uv run and falls back to a plain venv bootstrap (Python 3.11+ required).

Install In AI Agents

Generic MCP client config 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-reminders": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["apple-mcp-reminders"],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "safe_manage"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running from a clone instead? Use /path/to/Apple-MCPs/AppleReminders-MCP/start.sh as the command with empty args.

Claude Code example 
claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user apple-reminders -- uvx apple-mcp-reminders

--scope user makes the server available in every project. To share it with one repository through its .mcp.json instead, use --scope project.

Safety Modes

  • safe_readonly
  • safe_manage
  • full_access

Transport

stdio is the default and recommended transport. Set APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http (with optional APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_HOST and APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_PORT) to serve Streamable HTTP instead.

macOS Permissions

  • Reminders access is required

Launch Checklist

  • Add uvx apple-mcp-reminders (or a clone's AppleReminders-MCP/start.sh) to your MCP client
  • Reload or reconnect the client so the Reminders tool surface is loaded into context
  • Call reminders_health first
  • If Reminders access is blocked, call reminders_permission_guide
  • After changing macOS permissions, call reminders_recheck_permissions

Prompting Notes

  • tools/list returns the full Reminders tool surface. Context-constrained clients can use search_tools first, then get_tool_info for the Reminders tool they need.
  • Reminders are organized into lists. Identify available lists on first use and set a default.
  • Use Reminders for due items, tasks, and follow-ups.
  • due_date requires a timezone offset: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss-HH:00

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