# apple-bridges

Connects your coding agent to Apple apps and tmux sessions on macOS. Handy for checking calendar slots, reading emails, and managing reminders.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 49
- Author: more-io
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/more-io/claude-apple-bridges/tree/HEAD/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/apple-bridges

## What it does

The skill connects the agent to Apple desktop software using Swift CLI binaries placed in `~/.claude/`. It covers Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Mail, Messages, and tmux panes. The agent can search appointments, draft emails, capture terminal session snapshots, or send iMessage texts directly from the prompt.

Destructive actions run in dry-run mode until you pass the `--force` flag. You must grant Full Disk Access to your terminal app in macOS settings for reading Messages, or the database lookup will fail.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add more-io/claude-apple-bridges --skill apple-bridges -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/apple-bridges/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add more-io/claude-apple-bridges --skill apple-bridges -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add more-io/claude-apple-bridges --skill apple-bridges -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install more-io/claude-apple-bridges apple-bridges
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add more-io/claude-apple-bridges --skill apple-bridges -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/more-io/claude-apple-bridges --path skills/apple-bridges
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add more-io/claude-apple-bridges --skill apple-bridges -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/more-io/claude-apple-bridges/tree/HEAD/skills/apple-bridges/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- schedule events and locate open time slots in Apple Calendar
- create and check off tasks in Apple Reminders
- inspect inbox and compose messages through Apple Mail
- read text output from running tmux panes

## Example prompts
- Check my calendar for tomorrow and list all open time slots
- Add a reminder to pick up groceries at 6 PM
- Show recent unread messages in Apple Mail

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: apple-bridges
description: Use this skill whenever the user asks about Apple apps — Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Mail, Messages (iMessage/SMS), or tmux sessions. This includes creating/completing reminders, checking/adding calendar events, looking up contacts, reading/writing notes, sending/reading email, reading/sending iMessages and texts, and capturing tmux session content. Also use this skill when the user mentions tasks, todos, scheduling, birthdays, free time slots, or end-of-day summaries. The bridges are CLI tools installed at ~/.claude/ that give Claude Code native access to these Apple apps on macOS.
---

# Apple Bridges

Swift CLI tools at `~/.claude/` that give Claude Code native access to Apple apps on macOS.

## Quick Reference

| Bridge | Binary | Purpose |
|--------|--------|---------|
| [reminders-bridge](reminders-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/reminders-bridge` | Manage Apple Reminders — lists, items, due dates, repeats, search |
| [calendar-bridge](calendar-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/calendar-bridge` | Read/write Apple Calendar — events, free slots, scheduling |
| [contacts-bridge](contacts-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/contacts-bridge` | Search/manage Apple Contacts — lookup, birthdays |
| [notes-bridge](notes-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/notes-bridge` | Read/write Apple Notes — create, search, append |
| [mail-bridge](mail-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/mail-bridge` | Read/send Apple Mail — inbox, unread, compose |
| [tmux-bridge](tmux-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/tmux-bridge` | Read/write tmux sessions — panes, snapshots, send keystrokes |
| [messages-bridge](messages-bridge.md) | `~/.claude/messages-bridge` | Read/send Apple Messages — chats, unread, search, send text and files |

**Read the detail file for the bridge you need** — each contains full command syntax, all parameters, and usage examples.

## General Patterns

### CLI Syntax

All bridges follow the same pattern:

```bash
~/.claude/<bridge-name> <command> [arguments...]
```

In Claude Desktop (via `apple-bridges-mcp`), each bridge is two tools: `<bridge>_read` for commands that only read and `<bridge>_write` for commands that change data, such as `reminders_read` and `reminders_write`. Pass the same arguments as the `args` array, one element per argument, starting with the command. A read tool refuses a flag that would write (`mail read --mark-read`), and `tmux_write` types into any pane, so it is never a tool to allow for a whole session.

### Quoting

Arguments with spaces must be quoted:

```bash
~/.claude/reminders-bridge add "Shopping List" "Buy milk" "From the organic store"
~/.claude/calendar-bridge add "Work" "Team Meeting" "2026-03-01 10:00" "2026-03-01 11:00"
```

### Destructive Operations

Delete commands use a **dry-run by default** pattern — they show what would be deleted without the `--force` flag:

```bash
# Dry run (safe preview)
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task"

# Actually delete
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task" --force
```

This applies to: `reminders-bridge delete`, `calendar-bridge delete`, `contacts-bridge delete`, `notes-bridge delete`, `mail-bridge delete`.

### Permissions

Each bridge requires macOS permission on first use:

| Bridge | Permission | Settings Path |
|--------|-----------|---------------|
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