# c-contacts

This skill queries macOS Contacts through AppleScript to find people, list entries, and retrieve email or phone details. Use it when an agent needs address-book access.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 173
- Author: daxaur
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-contacts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c-contacts

## What it does

c-contacts connects an agent to the macOS Contacts app through AppleScript, so it does not rely on a separate CLI utility. It can search by part of a person’s name or email, list contact names, retrieve email addresses and phone numbers, count entries, and read details for a specific person.

When a search returns several people, the skill is intended to show every match and let the user choose. Contact data should not be written to memory files. The Contacts app may be closed; AppleScript can still address it on macOS.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-contacts -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-contacts -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-contacts -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-contacts
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-contacts -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw --path skills/c-contacts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-contacts -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/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-contacts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search contacts by a partial name
- retrieve one person’s email address
- look up a phone number
- list every contact name
- match records by part of an email

## Example prompts
- Search macOS Contacts for everyone whose name contains “John”, then show each email and phone number.
- Look up the email addresses for “John Smith” in macOS Contacts.
- Count all people in macOS Contacts.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: c-contacts
description: macOS Contacts — search, list, and look up contact details via AppleScript.
tags: [contacts, address-book, people, phone]
---

# Contacts — Address Book

Access macOS Contacts app via AppleScript. No CLI tool needed.

## Commands

```bash
# Search for a contact by name
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts"
  set results to (every person whose name contains "John")
  set output to ""
  repeat with p in results
    set output to output & name of p & linefeed
    repeat with e in emails of p
      set output to output & "  Email: " & value of e & linefeed
    end repeat
    repeat with ph in phones of p
      set output to output & "  Phone: " & value of ph & linefeed
    end repeat
    set output to output & linefeed
  end repeat
  return output
end tell'

# Get all contact names
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts" to get name of every person'

# Get a specific contact's email
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts"
  set p to first person whose name is "John Smith"
  get value of every email of p
end tell'

# Get a specific contact's phone
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts"
  set p to first person whose name is "John Smith"
  get value of every phone of p
end tell'

# Count contacts
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts" to count every person'

# Search by email
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts"
  set results to (every person whose value of emails contains "john@")
  get name of results
end tell'
```

## Guidelines

- Always search by partial name (uses `contains`) to be flexible
- Return name, email, and phone by default
- If multiple matches, list all and let the user pick
- Contacts app does not need to be running — AppleScript handles it
- Never store contact details in memory files for privacy
- If asked "what's [name]'s number?", search contacts first, then memory
````
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© daxaur · MIT · https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-contacts/SKILL.md

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