# iCloud Mail for Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex

Pear MCP connects iCloud Mail to compatible AI clients through a hosted MCP endpoint.
With the required permissions, users can list folders, search message metadata,
read selected email bodies, prepare replies, send email, and organize messages.
Apple Calendar and Contacts are available through the same Apple connection.

## Connect Claude to iCloud Mail

1. Create a Pear account and connect Apple iCloud using an App-Specific Password.
2. Enter your actual iCloud Mail address if it differs from the Apple Account sign-in address.
3. In Claude, add `https://pearmcp.com/api/mcp` as a custom connector and complete Pear OAuth.
4. Enable Pear for the conversation. Team and Enterprise owners must add the connector first.
5. Ask Claude to list unread iCloud messages, then read a selected message before preparing a reply.

Follow the [full Claude setup guide](https://pearmcp.com/guides/claude).
For other clients, see [ChatGPT](https://pearmcp.com/guides/chatgpt) or
[Codex](https://pearmcp.com/guides/codex). Client plans, organization settings,
Pear permissions, and available tools determine the actions you can use.
ChatGPT write access requires an eligible workspace plan.

## Drafts and sending

A Pear email draft is a non-sending review artifact. It does not save a draft in
Apple Mail. Sending is separate. Review the sender mailbox, recipients, subject,
and content before approving the send workflow.

Try: "Read the email from Alex and prepare a reply for review. Do not send it yet."
Or: "Show unread iCloud mail from today and group it by sender."

## Limits and troubleshooting

Pear Free includes 50 counted provider actions per month without a card. One AI
request can use several actions. Your AI client's subscription is separate.
See [pricing](https://pearmcp.com/pricing) and [data handling](https://pearmcp.com/data-handling).

If iCloud connects but Mail is unavailable, confirm iCloud Mail is enabled and
check the mailbox address in Pear. Your Apple Account email may be different.
Check provider status and the returned error before reconnecting. Replace the
App-Specific Password only when an authentication problem is reported.

Apple reminder access is limited to usable legacy CalDAV data. Pear cannot access
Apple's upgraded Reminders store; reconnecting cannot change that limitation.
Microsoft To Do uses a separate provider path and is unaffected.

See [the tool reference](https://pearmcp.com/mcp-tools),
[iCloud setup](https://pearmcp.com/icloud-mcp-server), and
[Apple Reminders compatibility](https://pearmcp.com/chatgpt-reminders).