apple-bridges
Use this skill whenever the user asks about Apple apps — Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Mail, or tmux sessions. This includes creating/completing reminders, checking/adding calendar events, looking up contacts, reading/writing notes, sending/reading email, and capturing tmux session content. Also use this skill when the user mentions tasks, todos, scheduling, birthdays, free time slots, or end-of-day summaries. The bridges are CLI tools installed at ~/.claude/ that give Claude Code native access to these Apple apps on macOS.
Apple Bridges
Swift CLI tools at ~/.claude/ that give Claude Code native access to Apple apps on macOS.
Quick Reference
| Bridge | Binary | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| reminders-bridge | ~/.claude/reminders-bridge | Manage Apple Reminders — lists, items, due dates, search |
| calendar-bridge | ~/.claude/calendar-bridge | Read/write Apple Calendar — events, free slots, scheduling |
| contacts-bridge | ~/.claude/contacts-bridge | Search/manage Apple Contacts — lookup, birthdays |
| notes-bridge | ~/.claude/notes-bridge | Read/write Apple Notes — create, search, append |
| mail-bridge | ~/.claude/mail-bridge | Read/send Apple Mail — inbox, unread, compose |
| tmux-bridge | ~/.claude/tmux-bridge | Read/write tmux sessions — panes, snapshots, send keystrokes |
Read the detail file for the bridge you need — each contains full command syntax, all parameters, and usage examples.
General Patterns
CLI Syntax
All bridges follow the same pattern:
~/.claude/<bridge-name> <command> [arguments...]
Quoting
Arguments with spaces must be quoted:
~/.claude/reminders-bridge add "Shopping List" "Buy milk" "From the organic store"
~/.claude/calendar-bridge add "Work" "Team Meeting" "2026-03-01 10:00" "2026-03-01 11:00"
Destructive Operations
Delete commands use a dry-run by default pattern — they show what would be deleted without the --force flag:
# Dry run (safe preview)
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task"
# Actually delete
~/.claude/reminders-bridge delete "Work" "Old task" --force
This applies to: reminders-bridge delete, calendar-bridge delete, contacts-bridge delete, notes-bridge delete, mail-bridge delete.
Permissions
Each bridge requires macOS permission on first use:
| Bridge | Permission | Settings Path |
|---|---|---|
| reminders-bridge | Reminders | Privacy & Security > Reminders |
| calendar-bridge | Calendars | Privacy & Security > Calendars |
| contacts-bridge | Contacts | Privacy & Security > Contacts |
| notes-bridge | Automation (Notes.app) | Privacy & Security > Automation |
| mail-bridge | Automation (Mail.app) | Privacy & Security > Automation |
| tmux-bridge | None (uses tmux CLI) | — |
Allowed Tools Configuration
Add to .claude/settings.local.json:
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"Bash(~/.claude/reminders-bridge:*)",
"Bash(~/.claude/calendar-bridge:*)",
"Bash(~/.claude/contacts-bridge:*)",
"Bash(~/.claude/notes-bridge:*)",
"Bash(~/.claude/mail-bridge:*)",
"Bash(~/.claude/tmux-bridge:*)"
]
}
}