{"id":"aplaceforallmystuff-mcp-fantastical","name":"mcp-fantastical","af_score":52.2,"security_score":38.2,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server for the macOS Fantastical calendar app. It uses AppleScript (and optionally a native EventKit/Swift helper) to create events from natural language, list today/upcoming events, search events, open Fantastical to a date, and list available calendars.","best_when":"You’re on macOS with Fantastical installed and want an MCP tool that can translate conversational requests into local calendar actions.","avoid_when":"You can’t or won’t grant macOS TCC permissions (Accessibility and Calendar access) or you need a server-side/API-based integration that doesn’t rely on local UI automation/Apple events.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:43:20.344724+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["macOS TCC permissions for Accessibility and Calendars (no API keys mentioned)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["macOS TCC permission inheritance issues can cause calendar read failures when spawned as a subprocess (permissions/timeouts).","AppleScript may fail with “Not authorized to send Apple events” unless Accessibility permission is granted.","The native EventKit helper is recommended to mitigate permission issues; build steps may be required for it to be available.","macOS-only constraint: server won’t function outside macOS/Fantastical environment."],"error_quality":0.0}