Apple Reminders

io.github.JonathanRReedPublished by GitHub account JonathanRReedv1.1.6Updated Nov 7, 2026

List, create, update, complete, and delete reminders in Apple Reminders on macOS.

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Server details

Identifier: io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-mcp-reminders
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Local macOS MCP server that lets an assistant read, create, update, complete and delete Apple Reminders lists and tasks through EventKit.

What you can do: List, create and delete reminder lists
List and fetch reminders with optional list and due-date filters
Create, update, complete, uncomplete and delete reminders
Check server health and macOS Reminders permission status, with a permission guide and recheck
Search the server's own tool catalog and load a tool's full schema
When to use it: Useful when you want an assistant to manage tasks in Apple Reminders on a Mac: reviewing upcoming or due items, triaging an inbox list, creating follow-ups, or marking tasks done, while Reminders stays the system of record.
Requirements: Runs locally on macOS only, as a stdio process started with uvx from the PyPI package (Python 3.11+ for the clone/start script route). macOS Reminders permission must be granted. Optional environment variables APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE and APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_ALLOWED_LISTS control write scope; no accounts or API keys.

Before you install

The server can create, update, complete and delete reminders and delete entire lists, which is destructive and hard to undo. Set APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE to safe_readonly or safe_manage rather than full_access unless deletion is intended, and use APPLE_REMINDERS_MCP_ALLOWED_LISTS to limit which lists are reachable. It reads and writes your personal Reminders data on the machine.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Apple Reminders in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

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:

No clone, no venv management.

From a clone

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

json

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

{  "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

--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

Apple-Tools-MCP

Source: AppleReminders-MCP/README.md at commit 9aeaa81

Tools

reminders_health

Reminders Health

Report the active Apple Reminders MCP server configuration.

Takes no parameters.

reminders_permission_guide

Reminders Permission Guide

Explain how to grant Apple Reminders permission on macOS.

Takes no parameters.

reminders_recheck_permissions

Reminders Recheck Permissions

Recheck Reminders access after the user changes macOS permissions, and notify the client that Reminders resources changed.

Takes no parameters.

reminders_list_lists

List Reminder Lists

List available Apple Reminders lists.

Takes no parameters.

reminders_create_list

Create Reminder List

Create a new Apple Reminders list.

Parameterstitlerequired

reminders_delete_list

Delete Reminder List

Delete a reminder list entirely. Requires full_access safety mode.

Parameterslist_idrequired

reminders_list_reminders

List Reminders

List reminders with optional list and due-date filters.

Parameterslimitsearchlist_iddue_afterdue_beforeinclude_completed

reminders_get_reminder

Get Reminder

Fetch full details for a reminder by reminder_id.

Parametersreminder_idrequired

reminders_create_reminder

Create Reminder

Create a new reminder in a specific Apple Reminders list.

Parameterstagsnotestitlerequiredlist_idrequireddue_datepriorityremind_atdue_all_dayparent_reminder_id

reminders_update_reminder

Update Reminder

Update one or more fields on an existing reminder.

Parameterstagsnotestitlelist_iddue_datepriorityremind_atdue_all_dayreminder_idrequiredparent_reminder_id

reminders_complete_reminder

Complete Reminder

Mark a reminder as completed.

Parametersreminder_idrequired

reminders_uncomplete_reminder

Uncomplete Reminder

Mark a reminder as not completed.

Parametersreminder_idrequired

reminders_delete_reminder

Delete Reminder

Delete a reminder by reminder_id.

Parametersreminder_idrequired

reminders_list_prompts

Reminders List Prompts

Fallback prompt discovery tool for tool-only MCP clients.

Takes no parameters.

reminders_get_prompt

Reminders Get Prompt

Fallback prompt rendering tool for tool-only MCP clients.

Parametersnamerequiredarguments_json

search_tools

Search Tools

Search this server's tool catalog by keyword, alias, or domain tag.

Parametersmodelimitqueryrequireddomain_tags

get_tool_info

Get Tool Info

Load the full schema, examples, and metadata for one tool from this server.

Parametersnamerequiredinclude_schemainclude_examples

Version history

v1.1.6LatestNov 6, 2026
v1.1.4Oct 29, 2026
v1.1.3Oct 22, 2026
v1.1.2Oct 14, 2026
v1.1.1Oct 13, 2026
v1.1.0Oct 10, 2026
v1.0.5Sep 26, 2026
v1.0.4Sep 16, 2026

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Apple Reminders

Overview

Installation

In SourceWeft

Other MCP clients

README

Apple Reminders MCP

When to use

What It Does

Install On This Mac

Install In AI Agents

Safety Modes

Transport

macOS Permissions

Launch Checklist

Prompting Notes

Related

Tools

reminders_health

reminders_permission_guide

reminders_recheck_permissions

reminders_list_lists

reminders_create_list

reminders_delete_list

reminders_list_reminders

reminders_get_reminder

reminders_create_reminder

reminders_update_reminder

reminders_complete_reminder

reminders_uncomplete_reminder

reminders_delete_reminder

reminders_list_prompts

reminders_get_prompt

search_tools

get_tool_info

Version history

Score