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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
apple-mcp
by supermemoryai
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everything · Summary

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

apple-mcp · Summary

Apple MCP server that turns native Apple apps into AI superpowers via tools for Messages, Notes, Contacts, Mail, etc.

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

apple-mcp · Use cases

  • Automating communication by having AI read messages and send replies based on context
  • Productivity workflows where AI analyzes notes and creates reminders or calendar events
  • Information retrieval through AI that searches contacts, emails, and calendar data based on natural language queries

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

apple-mcp · Install

Installation

Option 1: Smithery (Recommended)
npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client claude

For Cursor users:

npx -y install-mcp apple-mcp --client cursor
Option 2: Manual Setup

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-mcp": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--no-cache", "apple-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

First, ensure you have bun installed:

brew install oven-sh/bun/bun
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