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ni-c/carddav-mcp

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for CardDAV address books: contacts, groups and photos

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About ni-c/carddav-mcp

Model Context Protocol server for CardDAV address books. It exposes contacts, groups and photos to MCP clients. Written in TypeScript.

Best for

Developers building MCP tools that need CardDAV contact access

Use cases

Connect AI assistants to CardDAV contact data
Query contacts and groups through MCP
Retrieve contact photos from an address book

Notes

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-08. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Implements the MCP standard for CardDAV
Covers contacts, groups and photos
TypeScript codebase for type safety

Cons

No community traction yet (zero stars)
Requires a separate CardDAV server
Limited to address book data only

Key facts

What we have checked

Days since the last commit: 3; Checked 5 Nov 2026GitHub
GitHub forks: 0; Checked 5 Nov 2026GitHub
GitHub stars: 0; Checked 5 Nov 2026GitHub
Open issues: 0; Checked 5 Nov 2026GitHub
Releases in the last 90 days: 5; Checked 5 Nov 2026GitHub

Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Tools exposed

CARDDAV_URL
CARDDAV_USERNAME
CARDDAV_PASSWORD
CARDDAV_TOKEN
CARDDAV_ADDRESSBOOKS
CARDDAV_MAX_CONTACTS
CARDDAV_READ_ONLY
CARDDAV_INSECURE_TLS
CARDDAV_ALLOW_PLAINTEXT
CARDDAV_ALLOW_TOOLS
CARDDAV_DENY_TOOLS

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT

Install

Add ni-c/carddav-mcp to your client

Not verified yet

Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.

Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env CARDDAV_URL=YOUR_CARDDAV_URL --transport stdio ni-c-carddav-mcp -- npx -y @ni-c/carddav-mcp@0.1.4

Needs CARDDAV_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.1.4 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ni-c-carddav-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/carddav-mcp@0.1.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARDDAV_URL": "YOUR_CARDDAV_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs CARDDAV_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.1.4 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ni-c-carddav-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/carddav-mcp@0.1.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARDDAV_URL": "YOUR_CARDDAV_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs CARDDAV_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.1.4 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "carddav-url",
      "description": "Root of the CardDAV server, e.g. https://dav.example.net. An address book collection URL also works.",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "ni-c-carddav-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/carddav-mcp@0.1.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CARDDAV_URL": "${input:carddav-url}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs CARDDAV_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.1.4 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.ni-c-carddav-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ni-c/carddav-mcp@0.1.4"]
env_vars = ["CARDDAV_URL"]

Needs CARDDAV_URL: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.1.4 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.

Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.

Works with

What ni-c/carddav-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.4Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.4Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.4Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.4Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.4Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Stars and usage

How ni-c/carddav-mcp is growing

GitHub stars

0 to 0

stars. 29 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026, 2 readings.

Source: GitHub. Checked 5 Nov 2026.

Health and security

Is ni-c/carddav-mcp looked after, and what do its setup files show

Health score

56 out of 100

Does someone look after this repository? It does not say the code is good or safe. Worked out from GitHub signals checked 5 Nov 2026. How it is worked out

Part	Points	What we saw
Recent activity	30 of 30	Last push 3 days ago
Releases	15 of 15	5 releases in 90 days
Issue replies	Not counted	The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off)
Maintainer	0 of 15	Owned by a single user
Official source	0 of 20	Community server

Alternatives

Alternatives to ni-c/carddav-mcp

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Sources

Where this comes from

GitHubRegistry
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · Days since the last commit, GitHub forks, GitHub stars, Open issues, Releases in the last 90 days

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What changed

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