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imessage-query-fastmcp-mcp-server
by hannesrudolph
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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imessage-query-fastmcp-mcp-server · Summary

FastMCP server providing safe access to iMessage database with proper validation and attachment handling.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

imessage-query-fastmcp-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Querying message history for specific phone numbers with optional date filtering
  • Analyzing iMessage conversations and attachments through LLM integration
  • Creating automated systems that need to access iMessage data on macOS

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

imessage-query-fastmcp-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Prerequisites

  • macOS (required for iMessage database access)
  • Python 3.6+

Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Claude Desktop Installation

fastmcp install imessage-query-server.py --name "iMessage Query"

Cline VSCode Plugin Configuration

Add the following to your MCP settings:

{
  "imessage-query": {
    "command": "uv",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--with",
      "fastmcp",
      "fastmcp",
      "run",
      "/path/to/repo/imessage-query-server.py"
    ]
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

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

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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