# iMessage MCP (io.github.anipotts/imessage-mcp@2.0.1) > Source: > Published: 2026-09-14 16:04:50+00:00 [← Index](/leaderboard) # iMessage MCP 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](/stats) 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 ``` [method](/methodology) 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 - - Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server - - Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1) - - Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior - - advisory - - registry description only no input schema - - screen model 8b - - 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. Own this server? [Screen its description →](/screen) ## 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. [See your first HOLD in 2 minutes →](/guides/install-the-gate-first-hold) Related: [how to trust an MCP server](/guides/how-to-trust-an-mcp-server) · [screen before install](/guides/screen-mcp-server-before-install) · [silent contract drift](/guides/mcp-silent-contract-drift) People vet a server before wiring it in. One line on your project site or docs answers that with an independent record: screening verdict, registry provenance, contract drift history. It stays current as new screens and drift events land. ``` [Independent trust record for iMessage MCP](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp) - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring. Independent trust record for iMessage MCP - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring. ``` A live verdict badge for your README or listing. It reflects the current screen, links back here, and updates when the verdict does. ``` [![mcpindex](https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp)](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-anipotts-imessage-mcp) mcpindex verdict ``` `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. [methodology](/methodology) [GuildControl MCPapp.lasers.guildcontrol/discord](/server/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord) Safety-first MCP server for Discord with privacy-safe reads, audits, and reviewed administration [Cavyrocom.cavyro/cavyro](/server/com-cavyro-cavyro) Telegram-native CRM for agents: contacts, deals, pipelines, campaigns, docs and reports. 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