# contacts

A read tool on the PyApple MCP Tools MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `contacts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/contacts

## Facts

- Tool: `contacts`
- Server: PyApple MCP Tools (`54yyyu/pyapple-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54yyyu/pyapple-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "contacts",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why contacts is rated Low

The tool lacks an explicit description, which lowers confidence slightly. However, based on the server's stated purpose of providing 'seamless integration' with Apple's Contacts app and the pattern of sibling tools (calendar, mail, messages, notes, reminders, maps), this tool most likely retrieves contact data rather than modifying it.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'contacts' on a server providing 'integration with macOS native applications including Messages, Notes, Contacts, Mail, Reminders, Calendar, and Maps'."

## Use case

AI agents call contacts to retrieve information from PyApple MCP Tools without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches PyApple MCP Tools:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "contacts": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on PyApple MCP Tools (7)

- `maps` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/maps.md
- `notes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/notes.md
- `web_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/web-search.md
- `calendar` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/calendar.md
- `mail` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/mail.md
- `messages` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/messages.md
- `reminders` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp/reminders.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=54yyyu-pyapple-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54yyyu-pyapple-mcp