Read-only MCP for iMessage, SMS, MMS, and RCS history already present in Apple Messages on Mac.
The current version, v2.0.1, was published to the official MCP registry on 2026-09-14. It is distributed as imessage-mcp on npm, filed under Chat & Messaging by this index, and declares 6 environment variables. Removals and unreachable sources are measured across every server this index tracks, contract drift across the servers that answer in consecutive snapshots; the index's current counts put this record in context.
Using iMessage MCP in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed? #
MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).
Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less
uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire
Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.
mcpindex.integrity.description passINFO
evidence“No malicious instructions”via static_description
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- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
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- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
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- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
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- advisory
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- registry description only no input schema
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- screen model 8b
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- The registry listing (version, packages, links) changed after this screen ran - the description we assessed did not
Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.
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That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-09-14). #
Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins iMessage MCP’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.
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Related: how to trust an MCP server · screen before install · silent contract drift
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[Independent trust record for iMessage MCP](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp) - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp">Independent trust record for iMessage MCP</a> - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.
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IMESSAGE_DB
Absolute path to a live or faithfully copied Mac chat.db. Defaults to the current user's Messages database.
IMESSAGE_CONTACTS
Use the authorized live unified contact store or handles only. Values: live, none. Privacy-first setup uses none; the live database runtime default is live.
IMESSAGE_PRIVACY
Startup disclosure ceiling. Values: full, redacted, aggregate. Privacy-first setup uses redacted; stdio runtime defaults to full and HTTP to redacted.
IMESSAGE_ATTACHMENT_PATHS
Set to 1 to permit explicit full-mode attachment-path requests.
IMESSAGE_REFERENCE_KEY_FILE
Optional. The opaque-reference key is generated on first run in the state directory; set this to pin it to an operator-owned 0600 regular file of at least 32 random bytes.
IMESSAGE_DATABASE_ID_FILE
Optional. The database-lineage identity is generated on first run in the state directory; set this to pin a copy to the original lineage through an operator-owned 0600 regular file.
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