Orchard: Bridge AI Assistants to Your Apple Ecosystem
Orchard is a macOS tool that transforms any MCP-compatible AI assistant into a personal automation powerhouse. It enables users to control and manage native Apple applications through natural language commands.
Core Features
Native Apple App Integration
Orchard seamlessly connects with various macOS applications, including:
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Calendar: Complete calendar management with features for creating and scheduling events, querying upcoming appointments, updating or deleting existing events, and smart date/time interpretation.
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Mail: Intelligent email management that allows sending emails with smart composition, searching and filtering messages, batch marking as read/unread, and extracting content and summaries.
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Apple Music: Full music control and discovery capabilities including playback and volume control, smart playlist management, shuffle and repeat settings, and library search.
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Notes: Rich text note management supporting creation with rich formatting, smart content search, organization of existing notes, and AI-powered content generation.
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Reminders: Smart task and reminder system with natural language creation, priority and due date setting, organization across multiple lists, and completion status updates.
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Messages: Intelligent messaging control for sending iMessage and SMS, searching conversation history, finding latest messages, and smart contact matching.
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Maps: Comprehensive location services for finding places, calculating routes, getting current location, address/coordinate conversion, and discovering nearby points of interest.
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Weather: Smart weather information providing current conditions for any location, time-based queries, natural language location input, and detailed forecast information.
Technical Highlights
Privacy by Design
All operations happen locally on your Mac with zero data sharing with external servers.
Native Swift Performance
Built with Swift for deep macOS integration and lightning-fast response times.
Open Standards
Based on Anthropic's MCP protocol and compatible with multiple AI clients, ensuring future-proof functionality.
Pricing Plans
Free
- Price: $0 (Forever Free)
- Features: Calendar & Reminders only
- Limitations: 1 device, 100 MCP calls/day
- Support: Community support
Pro Subscription
- Price: $1.49/month (Regular $2.49/month)
- Features: All native app integrations
- Devices: 3 devices
- Additional: Priority support, cancel anytime
Lifetime
- Price: $17.99 (Regular $29.99)
- Features: Everything in Pro, all future updates
- Value: Best long-term value with 40% early bird discount
System Requirements
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
