apple-bridges

Apple Bridges

Swift CLI tools at ~/.claude/ that give Claude Code native access to Apple apps on macOS.

Quick Reference

Bridge	Binary	Purpose
reminders-bridge	~/.claude/reminders-bridge	Manage Apple Reminders — lists, items, due dates, repeats, search
calendar-bridge	~/.claude/calendar-bridge	Read/write Apple Calendar — events, free slots, scheduling
contacts-bridge	~/.claude/contacts-bridge	Search/manage Apple Contacts — lookup, birthdays
notes-bridge	~/.claude/notes-bridge	Read/write Apple Notes — create, search, append
mail-bridge	~/.claude/mail-bridge	Read/send Apple Mail — inbox, unread, compose
tmux-bridge	~/.claude/tmux-bridge	Read/write tmux sessions — panes, snapshots, send keystrokes
messages-bridge	~/.claude/messages-bridge	Read/send Apple Messages — chats, unread, search, send text and files

Read the detail file for the bridge you need — each contains full command syntax, all parameters, and usage examples.

General Patterns

CLI Syntax

All bridges follow the same pattern:

~/.claude/<bridge-name> <command> [arguments...]

In Claude Desktop (via apple-bridges-mcp), each bridge is two tools: <bridge>_read for commands that only read and <bridge>_write for commands that change data, such as reminders_read and reminders_write. Pass the same arguments as the args array, one element per argument, starting with the command. A read tool refuses a flag that would write (mail read --mark-read), and tmux_write types into any pane, so it is never a tool to allow for a whole session.

Quoting

Arguments with spaces must be quoted:

~/.claude/reminders-bridge add "Shopping List" "Buy milk" "From the organic store"
~/.claude/calendar-bridge add "Work" "Team Meeting" "2026-03-01 10:00" "2026-03-01 11:00"

Destructive Operations

Delete commands use a dry-run by default pattern — they show what would be deleted without the --force flag:

# Dry run (safe preview)
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task"

# Actually delete
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task" --force

This applies to: reminders-bridge delete, calendar-bridge delete, contacts-bridge delete, notes-bridge delete, mail-bridge delete.

Permissions

Each bridge requires macOS permission on first use:

Bridge	Permission	Settings Path
reminders-bridge	Reminders	Privacy & Security > Reminders
calendar-bridge	Calendars	Privacy & Security > Calendars
contacts-bridge	Contacts	Privacy & Security > Contacts
notes-bridge	Automation (Notes.app)	Privacy & Security > Automation
mail-bridge	Automation (Mail.app)	Privacy & Security > Automation
tmux-bridge	None (uses tmux CLI)	—
messages-bridge	Full Disk Access (read) + Automation (Messages.app)	Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access / Automation

Allowed Tools Configuration

Add to .claude/settings.local.json:

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "Bash(~/.claude/reminders-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/calendar-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/contacts-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/notes-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/mail-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/tmux-bridge:*)",
      "Bash(~/.claude/messages-bridge:*)"
    ]
  }
}