apple-mail-mcp 1.3.0 → 1.4.0

package/README.md

@@ -724,6 +724,16 @@ If installed from source, use this configuration:
 | Attachment save path restrictions | `save-attachment` only allows saving to home directory, `/tmp`, `/private/tmp`, and `/Volumes`; path traversal is blocked |
 | Attachment count limit | `send-email` and `create-draft` accept a maximum of 20 file attachments |
 
+### Reply / Forward from Background Processes (Fixed in v1.4.0)
+
+Prior to v1.4.0, `reply-to-message` and `forward-message` would send messages with **empty body text** when the MCP server ran as a background process (e.g., spawned via `execSync` from Node.js, which is how Claude Code invokes it).
+
+**Root cause:** The AppleScript `reply msg with opening window` command creates a GUI compose window asynchronously. When `set content` runs immediately after, the window may not be ready, and the content assignment is silently ignored. Delays (`delay 1`, `delay 2`) were unreliable — the compose window's readiness depends on system load, Mail.app state, and whether the process has GUI access.
+
+**Fix:** Replaced `with opening window` with `without opening window` for both `reply` and `forward` commands. With this approach, `set content` works immediately and reliably from background processes. `In-Reply-To` and `References` headers are still set correctly by Mail.app, and no GUI compose window is opened.
+
+See [#7](https://github.com/sweetrb/apple-mail-mcp/issues/7) for full details and the list of approaches that were tested.
+
 ### Backslash Escaping (Important for AI Agents)
 
 When sending content containing backslashes (`\`) to this MCP server, **you must escape them as `\\`** in the JSON parameters.

package/build/services/appleMailManager.js

@@ -826,8 +826,8 @@ export class AppleMailManager {
               set matchingMsgs to (messages of mb whose id is ${Number(id)})
               if (count of matchingMsgs) > 0 then
                 set msg to item 1 of matchingMsgs
-                set theReply to reply msg with opening window${replyAllClause}
-                set content of theReply to "${safeBody}" & return & return & content of theReply
+                set theReply to reply msg without opening window${replyAllClause}
+                set content of theReply to "${safeBody}"
                 ${sendAction}
                 return "ok"
               end if
@@ -871,9 +871,9 @@ export class AppleMailManager {
               set matchingMsgs to (messages of mb whose id is ${Number(id)})
               if (count of matchingMsgs) > 0 then
                 set msg to item 1 of matchingMsgs
-                set theForward to forward msg with opening window
+                set theForward to forward msg without opening window
                 ${recipientCommands}
-                ${safeBody ? `set content of theForward to "${safeBody}" & return & return & content of theForward` : ""}
+                ${safeBody ? `set content of theForward to "${safeBody}"` : ""}
                 ${sendAction}
                 return "ok"
               end if

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apple-mail-mcp",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.4.0",
   "description": "MCP server for Apple Mail - read, search, send, and manage emails via Claude",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "build/index.js",