Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for CardDAV address books: contacts, groups and photos
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add carddav-address-books --env CARDDAV_URL='<CARDDAV_URL>' --env CARDDAV_PASSWORD='<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>' --env CARDDAV_TOKEN='<CARDDAV_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @ni-c/carddav-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.carddav-address-books]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ni-c/carddav-mcp"]
env = { CARDDAV_URL = "<CARDDAV_URL>", CARDDAV_PASSWORD = "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>", CARDDAV_TOKEN = "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add carddav-address-books --env CARDDAV_URL='<CARDDAV_URL>' --env CARDDAV_PASSWORD='<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>' --env CARDDAV_TOKEN='<CARDDAV_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @ni-c/carddav-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carddav-address-books": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/carddav-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARDDAV_URL": "<CARDDAV_URL>",
"CARDDAV_PASSWORD": "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>",
"CARDDAV_TOKEN": "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"carddav-address-books": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/carddav-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARDDAV_URL": "<CARDDAV_URL>",
"CARDDAV_PASSWORD": "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>",
"CARDDAV_TOKEN": "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carddav-address-books": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/carddav-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARDDAV_URL": "<CARDDAV_URL>",
"CARDDAV_PASSWORD": "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>",
"CARDDAV_TOKEN": "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carddav-address-books": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/carddav-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARDDAV_URL": "<CARDDAV_URL>",
"CARDDAV_PASSWORD": "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>",
"CARDDAV_TOKEN": "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"carddav-address-books": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/carddav-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CARDDAV_URL": "<CARDDAV_URL>",
"CARDDAV_PASSWORD": "<CARDDAV_PASSWORD>",
"CARDDAV_TOKEN": "<CARDDAV_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CARDDAV_URLCARDDAV_PASSWORDCARDDAV_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.