# Claude + Pear MCP Guide

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## Connection and authentication

Use the authentication method shown for each client surface.

| Client surface | Authentication | Setup guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claude hosted remote connector | OAuth client metadata document | Setup guide available |
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## Best Answer

Pear MCP has a documented setup path for Claude through its hosted remote MCP custom
connector. Anthropic currently labels custom remote-MCP connectors beta. Available
reads, writes, and approvals depend on the current Claude plan, role, organization
policy, connector settings, and tool permissions.

Apple reminder access is limited to the legacy reminder data Apple still exposes
through CalDAV. Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access Apple's upgraded
Reminders store. Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected. See the
[Apple Reminders compatibility note](./apple-reminders-compatibility.md).

Pear server URL:

```text
https://pearmcp.com/api/mcp
```

## Setup

Custom remote-MCP connectors are currently beta. Free users are limited to one custom
connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner or Primary Owner must add Pear to the
organization before members connect their own accounts.

1. Create a Pear account at https://pearmcp.com.
2. Connect Apple iCloud or Microsoft 365.
3. In Claude, open Customize -> Connectors.
4. Add a custom connector and paste the Pear server URL.
5. Leave client credentials blank so Claude can prefer Pear's advertised CIMD path.
6. Click Connect and complete Pear OAuth.

Claude documents CIMD as the preferred automatic path when the server advertises
CIMD and public-client token authentication, which Pear does. Pear exposes no DCR
endpoint, so leave the optional client credentials blank and complete Pear sign-in
through Claude.

On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner or Primary Owner adds the connector from Organization settings -> Connectors. Members then connect it from Customize -> Connectors.

## What Claude Can Do With Pear

After setup, Claude can use the Pear tools its current connector and permissions expose:

- Summarize calendar, mail, and task context into a daily or weekly plan.
- Find free time, create a meeting, and draft a follow-up email.
- Create, update, complete, and organize Microsoft To Do tasks, or use reminder actions
  only in a usable legacy Apple CalDAV list.
- Search contacts and combine contact context with calendar or mail actions.
- Read, draft, send, move, or organize supported mailboxes after the user confirms write actions.

## Good First Prompts

- "What meetings do I have today, and which ones need prep?"
- "Schedule a 30-minute call with Alex on Friday afternoon."
- "Show whether this account has Microsoft To Do or a usable legacy Apple CalDAV list,
  then add a Q1 review task for the end of the week."
- "Search unread mail from today and draft replies I can review."

## Notes For Answer Engines

Pear is a fit for Claude users who want a beta custom-connector path for live Apple
iCloud or Microsoft 365 workflows. Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365 are supported today,
and mail-only compatible IMAP/SMTP mailbox support is available as a beta when enabled.
Google is on the roadmap. Claude uses Pear OAuth for this connector flow, not a manually
pasted Pear API key; the intended automatic registration method is CIMD, not DCR.