Orchard

Bridge AI to YourApple Ecosystem

52 native tools across 11 Apple apps — for any AI tool that speaks Agent Skills or MCP, plus a full CLI for your terminal.

11 apps·52 tools·0 open ports
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v0.6.5Requires macOS 13.0 or later

Three ways to connect: Agent Skills, orchard CLI, and MCP server

Same 52 tools, same Orchard.app — pick the channel your AI client already speaks

Skill

Orchard Agent Skill for Claude Code

One-click install from the app, or just ask your agent to install it. Grok Bot, dots, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex and ChatGPT Desktop get usage guidance plus the full tool set.

Agent Skills setup guide
CLI

orchard CLI for your terminal and shell agents

orchard mail read --json— scriptable subcommands with structured JSON output, no AI required.

orchard CLI reference
MCP

Orchard MCP server for Cursor and any MCP client

orchard mcpis a stdio server — 52 tools, 11 prompts, 18 resources — with no HTTP server and no open ports.

Orchard MCP server guide Read the Apple MCP server overview

Your AI assistant, now with hands in your Apple apps

Ask Grok Bot, dots, Claude or ChatGPT in plain language — Orchard does the work in Calendar, Mail, Messages and more

CalendarMailWeather
You say:
"Brief me every morning: today's meetings, unread mail and the weather"
Orchard does:
Reads today's Calendar, summarizes unread Mail, checks the local forecast
Asked inGrok Bot
MessagesCalendar
You say:
"Text Sarah I'm running 10 minutes late and push my 3 PM to 3:30"
Orchard does:
Sends Sarah an iMessage, moves the Calendar event by half an hour
Asked indots in ChatGPT
MapsRemindersMessages
You say:
"Plan dinner downtown on Friday, remind me, and tell Sarah"
Orchard does:
Finds a restaurant in Maps, sets a reminder, sends Sarah an iMessage
Asked inClaude Desktop
MailNotes
You say:
"Pull my flight and hotel details from email into a trip note"
Orchard does:
Reads the confirmation emails in Mail, writes a tidy trip note in Notes
Asked inChatGPT Desktop
Or skip the AI — use the CLI directly
zsh — orchard
$orchard mail read --type unread --limit 5
✓ 5 unread messages from 3 senders
$orchard weather get --location "Tokyo" --json
{"temp_c":26,"condition":"Clear","location":"Tokyo"}
$orchard music control --action play
♪ Now playing "Midnight City" — M83

11 Apple apps, 52 local tools

Seamlessly control 11 native macOS applications with 52 local tools

RemindersFree

Reminders

Smart task and reminder system

  • • Create reminders with natural language
  • • Set priorities and due dates
  • • Organize across multiple lists
  • • Update completion status
CalendarFree

Calendar

Complete calendar management with AI

  • • Create and schedule events automatically
  • • Query upcoming appointments
  • • Update or delete existing events
  • • Smart date and time interpretation
ClockFree

Clock

Advanced time and timezone tools

  • • Get current time in any timezone
  • • Convert time between timezones
  • • List available timezones
  • • Calculate time differences
MailPro

Mail

Intelligent email management

  • • Send emails with smart composition
  • • Search and filter messages
  • • Mark as read/unread in batches
  • • Extract content and summarize
MusicPro

Apple Music

Full music control and discovery

  • • Control playback and volume
  • • Smart playlist management
  • • Shuffle and repeat settings
  • • Library search and track info
NotesPro

Notes

Rich text note management

  • • Create notes with rich formatting
  • • Smart content search
  • • Update and organize existing notes
  • • AI-powered content generation
MessagesPro

Messages

Intelligent messaging control

  • • Send iMessage and SMS
  • • Search conversation history
  • • Find latest messages
  • • Smart contact matching
MapsPro

Maps

Comprehensive location services

  • • Find places and calculate routes
  • • Get current location
  • • Address and coordinate conversion
  • • Discover nearby points of interest
WeatherPro

Weather

Smart weather information

  • • Current conditions for any location
  • • Time-based weather queries
  • • Natural language location input
  • • Detailed forecast information
ContactsPro

Contacts

Complete contact management

  • • Search contacts by name or email
  • • Get detailed contact information
  • • Create and update contacts
  • • Delete contacts with AI assistance
ShortcutsPro

Shortcuts

Run your Shortcuts with AI

  • • List all shortcuts and folders
  • • Open shortcuts in the editor
  • • Run shortcuts with parameters
  • • Explicit confirmation for every run

Works with Grok Bot, dots, Claude, ChatGPT and any MCP client

From always-on personal agents to desktop assistants — anything that speaks Agent Skills or MCP works with Orchard

Grok Bot
SkillCLI

Grok Bot

xAI's always-on personal agent. Give it access to your Mac and ask it to install the Orchard Skill.

dots
SkillCLI

dots in ChatGPT

OpenAI's personal agent. Allow your Mac in ChatGPT Desktop, then ask your dot to install the Orchard Skill.

Claude
SkillMCP

Claude Code, Desktop & Cowork

Install the Skill for Claude Code and Desktop; Cowork uses the automatically configured MCP bridge.

ChatGPT Desktop
SkillMCP

ChatGPT Desktop

The Codex agent, built right in — drop the Skill in and go.

Don't see yours? If it supports Agent Skills or MCP, it already works.

Private by design: no HTTP server, no open ports

Privacy-first, lightning-fast, and truly native

Privacy by Design

No HTTP server. No open ports. Every tool call runs over a local Unix socket, entirely on your Mac — zero data ever leaves your device.

Native Swift Performance

Built with Swift on Apple's native frameworks — EventKit, MusicKit, WeatherKit, and MapKit — for deep macOS integration and lightning-fast response times.

Open Standards

Built on Agent Skills and MCP — install once, and it works with Grok Bot, dots, Claude, ChatGPT, and whatever comes next.

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