Apple Reminders MCP server

The MCP Apple Reminders server provides a bridge between AI assistants and your Apple Reminders app on macOS, allowing automated interaction with your reminders and lists through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Installation

Prerequisites

• macOS (required for Apple Reminders integration)
• Node.js 16 or newer
• Apple Reminders app with at least one list

Setting Up with Claude Desktop

To integrate the MCP Apple Reminders server with Claude Desktop:

1. Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-reminders": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-apple-reminders/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/mcp-apple-reminders with the actual path where you've installed the server.

NPX Installation (Coming Soon)

Alternatively, you'll be able to use NPX for a simpler setup:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-reminders": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-apple-reminders"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using the MCP Apple Reminders Server

The server provides several tools to interact with your Apple Reminders app. Here's how to use each one:

Viewing All Reminder Lists

To get all your reminder lists:

Tool: getLists
Parameters: None

This returns all reminder lists available in your Apple Reminders app.

Retrieving Reminders from a List

To fetch all reminders from a specific list:

Tool: getReminders
Parameters:
  listName: "Personal" (or any other list name)

Creating a New Reminder

To create a new reminder:

Tool: createReminder
Parameters:
  listName: "Work" (required)
  title: "Complete project report" (required)
  dueDate: "2023-12-15T17:00:00.000Z" (optional, ISO format)
  notes: "Include the quarterly statistics" (optional)

The dueDate parameter should follow ISO format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ"

Marking a Reminder as Completed

To complete a reminder:

Tool: completeReminder
Parameters:
  listName: "Groceries"
  reminderName: "Buy milk"

Deleting a Reminder

To delete a reminder:

Tool: deleteReminder
Parameters:
  listName: "Personal"
  reminderName: "Call dentist"

Technical Details

The server uses AppleScript to communicate with the Apple Reminders app. All date inputs for due dates must be provided in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ) for proper handling.

When working with reminders, make sure to use the exact list and reminder names as they appear in your Apple Reminders app.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "apple-reminders" '{"command":"node","args":["/path/to/mcp-apple-reminders/dist/index.js"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apple-reminders": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-apple-reminders/dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apple-reminders": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-apple-reminders/dist/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect