Apple Calendar vs Caldav MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Apple Calendar and Caldav MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Apple Calendar when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Caldav MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Apple Calendar Developer Tools	Caldav MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Read and create Apple Calendar events on macOS, and find free time across calendars.	CalDAV calendar operations (list, create, update, delete events) as MCP tools.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-calendar-3": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@redpop/apple-calendar-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "caldav-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "caldav-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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