🍐 Pear — iCloud for Claude Code

Official Claude plugin, slash commands, and OpenClaw skill for Pear.

Hosted MCP tools · iCloud Calendar, Contacts, Mail, and legacy CalDAV reminders · Cross-platform

What is Pear?

Pear is a hosted MCP server that connects Claude Code to your iCloud Calendar, Contacts, Mail, and legacy CalDAV reminder data. Ask Claude to check your schedule, create events, look up contacts, read inbox context, and find meeting times through natural language.

Apple Reminders limitation: Pear cannot access Apple's upgraded Reminders store. Reminder operations apply only to legacy data still exposed through CalDAV VTODO; a successful Calendar connection does not prove current reminders are available. Reconnecting iCloud or changing an app-specific password cannot remove this protocol limitation. See Apple Reminders compatibility.

> "What's on my calendar today?"
> "Schedule a 45-minute meeting with Sarah this week"
> "What's John's phone number?"
> "Show me unread iCloud Mail from today"
> "Find me 3 free slots for a 2-hour workshop next week"

Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows via CalDAV/CardDAV for Calendar, legacy reminders, and Contacts, plus IMAP/SMTP for iCloud Mail. No Apple hardware required.

Install

1. Get a Pear API Key

You'll need an Apple app-specific password to connect your iCloud account.
If you want Mail support, connect using the real @icloud.com address or iCloud Mail custom-domain address tied to that mailbox.

2. Set Your API Key

export PEAR_API_KEY=pear_sk_your_key_here

3. Choose an install path

Option A — Claude Plugin:

/plugin marketplace add AshtonAU/pear-plugin
/plugin install pear@pear-marketplace

Option B — MCP Server (direct):

claude mcp add --transport http pear https://pearmcp.com/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $PEAR_API_KEY"

Option C — OpenClaw Skill:

clawhub install ashtonau/pear-apple

4. Verify

/pear:pear-setup

Already installed the marketplace? Refresh it with:

/plugin marketplace update pear-marketplace

What You Get

Hosted MCP tools across Calendar, legacy reminders, Contacts, Mail, scheduling, and batch operations; the visible subset depends on connected providers, granted scopes, account readiness, plan, and enabled capabilities
Claude slash commands for common flows like setup, briefing, and scheduling
One OpenClaw skill for users who want the same Pear integration outside Claude Code
A direct MCP config via .mcp.json for manual setups

Repo Layout

This repo is intentionally small. Each top-level path maps to a specific client surface:

Path	Purpose
`.claude-plugin/`	Claude plugin and marketplace metadata
`commands/`	Claude slash commands such as `/pear:briefing`
`skills/pear-icloud/`	OpenClaw skill definition
`.mcp.json`	Direct MCP server config template
`README.md`	User-facing install and usage guide

MCP Capabilities

This is an overview, not a fixed tool count or a guarantee that every tool is available to every account. Use the current tool reference and the connected client's tools/list result for available tools and their input schemas. Writes must follow the approval flow exposed by your connection.

Domain	What You Can Do When Available
📅 Calendar	Read and manage events, find free slots, and check availability
✅ Legacy reminders	Read and manage only the reminder data Apple still exposes through CalDAV `VTODO`; upgraded Apple Reminders are unavailable
👤 Contacts	Search and manage contacts and groups
🧠 Scheduling	Find meeting times using preferences and conflicts
⚡ Batch	Supported bulk operations within the limits in the tool schema
✉️ Mail	Read inbox context and use permitted mail-management and sending workflows

Slash Commands

Command	Description
`/pear:briefing`	Today's events and available legacy reminders at a glance
`/pear:schedule`	Find the best time for a meeting
`/pear:pear-setup`	Verify your connection

Highlights

🎂 Virtual Birthdays — Birthday events auto-generated from contact data
🧠 AI Scheduling — Scores time slots by work hours, preferences, and conflicts
👥 Attendee Resolution — Event attendees matched to your contacts automatically
✉️ iCloud Mail — Read inbox context, send replies, and manage email folders through the same hosted MCP endpoint
⚡ Batch Operations — Use supported bulk tools within their published limits; reminder operations remain legacy-only
🌍 Timezone Support — Full IANA timezone handling across all operations
🔒 Data Handling — Reads fetch provider records live; Pear also stores encrypted connection credentials, operational metadata, and persisted approved-write records. See data handling.

How It Works

Claude Code                    Pear API                     iCloud
    │                             │                            │
    │── PEAR_API_KEY (Bearer) ──▶ │                            │
    │                             │── CalDAV/CardDAV/IMAP/SMTP ─▶ │
    │                             │◀── Calendar, Contacts, legacy reminders, Mail ─│
    │◀── MCP JSON-RPC ───────── │                            │

Privacy & Security

Concern	How Pear Handles It
iCloud credentials	Encrypted at rest, never shared with Claude
Ordinary provider reads	Fetched live and processed in memory; Pear does not maintain a synced content database
Connection and operational records	Encrypted credentials/tokens, connection metadata, usage counts, and activity/audit metadata are retained
Persisted approved writes	May retain the exact approved action, including relevant content, approval evidence, and provider receipt/result
API authentication	Bearer token (`PEAR_API_KEY`) — Claude never sees your Apple ID
Data in transit	HTTPS/TLS everywhere

Retention and deletion details are described in data handling and the privacy policy. Do not treat this plugin as a no-retention service.

Requirements

A free Pear account
An Apple ID with an app-specific password
Claude Code with MCP support (or any MCP-compatible client)

License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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