Does list_reminder_lists change my reminders?

No. It's a read-only tool that only enumerates your lists. It never adds, edits, completes, or deletes anything in Reminders.app.

Does it work with iCloud and shared lists?

Yes. It reads the lists shown in Reminders.app on your Mac, which includes your iCloud-synced lists and any lists shared with you.

What about Microsoft To Do?

This tool is for Apple Reminders. If you use Microsoft To Do, use todo_list_lists instead, which reads your To Do lists.

Is my reminder data sent to the cloud?

No. Everything runs locally on your Mac. There are no API keys and nothing is stored on a server, so your reminders never leave your computer.

List Apple Reminders Lists with AI on Mac

list_reminder_lists shows your AI assistant every list (folder) you have in Apple Reminders (Reminders.app) on your Mac — things like Personal, Work, Groceries, or a shared family list. It reads the real lists straight from the app on your machine, so the AI sees exactly what you see. A typical prompt is simply: "What Reminders lists do I have on my Mac?" and the assistant returns the full set, ready to act on. (If you use Microsoft To Do instead of Apple Reminders, use todo_list_lists.)

It's a read-only tool, so it never adds, edits, or deletes anything — it just enumerates your lists. That makes it the perfect first step before any reminder workflow: the AI learns the names of your lists so it can target the right one when you ask it to add a task or check what's due.

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Which AI agents work?

LMCP works with every major AI assistant. Desktop clients auto-configure over local stdio, while web AIs connect through the LMCP Cloud Relay connector:

Claude Desktop — local stdio, auto-configured
Cursor — local stdio, auto-configured
VS Code (GitHub Copilot) — local stdio, auto-configured
Windsurf — local stdio, auto-configured
Zed — local stdio, auto-configured
ChatGPT — via LMCP Cloud Relay connector
Claude.ai (web) — via LMCP Cloud Relay connector
Grok — via LMCP Cloud Relay connector
Perplexity — via LMCP Cloud Relay connector

Automation

list_reminder_lists is the foundation of a chain of reminder actions. Once the AI knows your list names, it can route work to the right place: enumerate lists, then read items from a specific one, then add or complete tasks. For example: "List my Reminders lists, then show me everything due this week in my Work list." The AI calls list_reminder_lists first, picks the correct list by name, and continues without you having to spell out the exact title. It also pairs naturally with Calendar and Mail tools — "turn the action items from this email into reminders in my Follow-ups list" becomes a single instruction.

Context

Because LMCP reads the actual Reminders.app database on your Mac, the AI works with your genuine, up-to-date data — not a guess, not a stale export, and nothing you had to paste in. It sees the same lists your iPhone and iPad sync through iCloud, including shared lists. That real context is what lets the assistant give answers that are correct for you instead of generic suggestions.

Productivity

Instead of opening Reminders, scanning your sidebar, and switching back to your chat to type out list names, you just ask. The AI inventories your lists in a second and immediately acts on the right one. Over a week of capturing tasks, triaging follow-ups, and planning your day by voice or chat, that saves dozens of context switches — and you stop mis-filing reminders into the wrong list.

Privacy & GDPR

Everything runs locally on your Mac. list_reminder_lists reads Reminders.app directly on your machine — no API keys, no cloud copy of your data, and nothing stored on any server. Your reminders never leave your computer. This local-first design makes LMCP GDPR-compliant by architecture: there is no third-party data processor in the loop because your data simply never travels.