apple-calendar-mcp: Instructions file for Gemini CLI

GEMINI.md

apple-calendar-mcp GEMINI.md is an instructions file for Gemini CLI from ebenpaul/apple-calendar-mcp. It costs 1,136 tokens per session, scanned A, a copy of mcp-server-apple-events GEMINI.md, MIT.

Project instructions for an MCP server that connects an AI agent to Apple Calendar and Apple Reminders on macOS. The server uses Apple's native EventKit system to work with events, reminders, lists, and tasks.

In plain words
What is it for?
They are for developing or maintaining an agent integration that can read, create, update, and delete calendar events and reminders using natural-language requests.
Why use it?
They explain the project's structure, prerequisites, and run process so a developer can build and use the server correctly.

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GEMINI.md · 81 lines

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Apple Events MCP Server

Project Overview

This project is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides native integration with Apple Reminders and Apple Calendar on macOS. It allows AI agents to read, create, update, and delete reminders and calendar events, manage lists, and organize tasks using natural language.

Key Technologies:

  • Runtime: Node.js (TypeScript)
  • Native Integration: Swift (EventKit)
  • Protocol: Model Context Protocol (MCP) SDK
  • Validation: Zod
  • Testing: Jest
  • Linting/Formatting: Biome

Architecture

The project follows a 4-layer Clean Architecture:

  1. Server Layer (src/server/): Handles MCP protocol communication and request routing.
  2. Handlers Layer (src/tools/handlers/): Business logic for specific tools (reminders, calendars).
  3. Utils/Repository Layer (src/utils/): Helper functions, validation, data access patterns, and eventCli.ts — the wrapper around the vendored event CLI.
  4. Native Bridge: The vendored event Swift CLI (built from vendor/event submodule into bin/event) directly interacts with the macOS EventKit API and handles permissions.

Building and Running

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • macOS (for EventKit integration)
  • Xcode Command Line Tools (for Swift compilation)
  • pnpm

Commands

  • Install Dependencies: pnpm install (also builds bin/event via postinstall on macOS)
  • Build (TS & event CLI): pnpm build (Required before starting)
  • Build event CLI Only: pnpm build:event
  • Start Server: pnpm start (Runs via stdio)
  • Development Mode: pnpm dev
  • Run Tests: pnpm test
  • Lint & Format: pnpm lint (Uses Biome)

Available Tools

The server exposes 5 main tools:

  1. reminders_tasks: CRUD operations for individual reminders (create, read, update, delete). Supports filtering by list, due date, etc.
  2. reminders_lists: Manage reminder lists (create, read, update, delete).
  3. calendar_events: CRUD operations for calendar events. Supports time blocking and scheduling.
  4. calendar_calendars: Read-only access to available calendars.
  5. reminders_subtasks: Manages subtasks/checklists within reminders (create, read, update, delete, toggle, reorder).

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