{"id":"patrickfreyer-apple-mail-mcp","name":"apple-mail-mcp","af_score":60.5,"security_score":61.8,"reliability_score":35.0,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server on macOS that lets AI assistants access Apple Mail via natural-language tools: read/search emails, manage folders and message state, compose/reply/forward, handle drafts and attachments, and generate basic analytics/export.","best_when":"You want a local, macOS-based assistant to automate Apple Mail workflows through an MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop/Code).","avoid_when":"You need a remote, multi-tenant email API, or you cannot grant Mail.app Automation + Mail Data Access permissions.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:52:10.374756+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Local client-based MCP session (no network auth described)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["macOS Automation + Mail Data Access permissions must be granted; otherwise tool calls fail (permission errors).","Mailbox/folder names must match exactly; nested paths use '/' separators.","Bulk operations have conservative defaults (e.g., move_email default limit 1, manage_trash default limit 5, update_email_status default limit 10).","For rich HTML, use create_rich_email_draft rather than injecting raw HTML content elsewhere to avoid literal markup issues."],"error_quality":0.0}