Askew MCP server

This is a little bridge that lets your AI assistant work with your iPhone, iPad or Mac. You tell the AI something like "add lunch Friday noon" and it reaches into your phone's Shortcuts app and makes it happen. It is handy if you want hands-off control of your Apple gear while chatting normally.

What this MCP server does

When you ask your AI to do something involving your Apple stuff, the AI calls this helper behind the scenes. The helper packages your instruction securely and sends it across the internet to your phone. Your phone picks it up and quietly runs whichever shortcut matches, sometimes even while locked. When the shortcut finishes, the answer comes right back to your chat window.

Click to zoom

What you can do with it

• Send yourself reminders and notes straight onto your phone
• Trigger Home-style shortcuts on your iPhone or Mac without unlocking either
• Get notified inside the chat whenever someone messages or emails you
• Pull information off your phone, like today's schedule or battery level
• Read incoming texts aloud via a notification summary generated by the AI
• Store simple settings used by multiple shortcuts in one place
• Check whether everything got set up correctly during installation

Try asking your AI

• “Remind me tomorrow morning to grab milk on the way home”
• “What did I miss on Slack since nine o'clock?”
• “Turn down the thermostat because we're heading out soon”
• “Save 'project launch Tuesday afternoon' somewhere safe for later reference.”

What it gives back to you

Usually you'll see short confirmations written plainly, plus lists of matching entries pulled fresh from your device. If a task takes longer than expected, waiting around thirty seconds keeps the conversation alive till completion arrives anyway. Anything coming back has been stamped clearly as having originated externally rather than being authored internally within previous dialogue turns themselves too!