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Contacts · macOS

Effect: read (strongest supported action). Status: gated.

Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.

macOS

Purpose

Gets a contact from the Mac's Contacts app (Contacts.app) by name or ID. Pass `name` to look up directly by name (no need to search_contacts first — if several people match it returns a compact list to choose from), or `contact_id` for an exact lookup. For Microsoft 365 use m365_get_contact instead.

Required inputs

No required inputs are declared in this platform's schema. Optional selectors and runtime requirements may still apply.

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

Full input schema — macOS
{
  "properties": {
    "contact_id": {
      "description": "Exact identifier from list_contacts/search_contacts. Provide this OR name.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "Full or partial contact name — the one-step path. Provide this OR contact_id.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [],
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "name": "Alex Rivera"
}