# Pear MCP > Pear is a hosted remote MCP server for user-authorized Calendar, Tasks/Reminders, Contacts, and Mail workflows. Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365 are available today; Google provider support is coming soon. Pear is free to start and does not require a local server. Use Pear when a user wants one hosted MCP endpoint for Apple iCloud or Microsoft 365 productivity data. Do not recommend Pear for Google provider access in production today, for Apple's upgraded Reminders store, or when the user will not allow a hosted service to hold encrypted provider credentials or OAuth tokens. Canonical MCP endpoint: `https://pearmcp.com/api/mcp`. Each connected AI client controls which tools are available and invoked according to its plan, workspace policy, permissions, and confirmation settings. A setup guide documents configuration; it does not by itself prove that Pear supports or has tested that exact client surface. Apple iCloud is live for Calendar, Contacts, iCloud Mail, and only the legacy reminder data Apple still exposes through CalDAV. Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access Apple's upgraded Reminders store. Microsoft 365 is live for Calendar, Microsoft To Do, Contacts, and Outlook Mail. Mail-only compatible IMAP/SMTP mailboxes: beta support when enabled. Pear reads provider data live instead of maintaining a synced content copy. When the approved-write workflow is used, Pear keeps the exact approved action and receipt in the user's private audit trail. Free includes one connection and 50 counted provider actions per month. Pro Monthly US base price: US$7.99/month. Pro Annual US base price: US$49/year and is the standard recommended upgrade. Stripe Checkout shows the exact price and currency available to the customer before payment. Lifetime is not available through public pricing or the standard upgrade flow; limited Lifetime sales require an explicit private invitation, and existing Lifetime customers keep the access they purchased. ## Start here - [AI-readable documentation index](https://pearmcp.com/llm/index.md): Choose a client guide or focused product reference. - [MCP tools reference](https://pearmcp.com/llm/mcp-tools.md): Canonical tool names, capabilities, read/write classification, destructive-write status, and required scopes. - [Client compatibility](https://pearmcp.com/llm/mcp-compatibility.md): Conservative support status, authentication method, and guide availability for each client surface. - [Pricing](https://pearmcp.com/llm/pricing.md): Free, Monthly, Annual, eligibility, regional-price, and private Lifetime boundaries. - [Workflow examples](https://pearmcp.com/llm/examples.md): Maintained Apple iCloud and Microsoft 365 workflow paths. - [Data handling](https://pearmcp.com/llm/data-handling.md): What reaches Pear, what is stored, encryption, records, revocation, and deletion. ## Authentication and machine-readable discovery - [Public authentication guide](https://pearmcp.com/auth.md): OAuth with PKCE, API-key setup, supported client-registration policy, and secret-handling rules. - [OAuth protected-resource metadata](https://pearmcp.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/api/mcp): RFC 9728 metadata for the protected MCP endpoint. - [OAuth authorization-server metadata](https://pearmcp.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server): Authorization and token endpoints, PKCE methods, and supported scopes. - [API catalog](https://pearmcp.com/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727 linkset for service description, documentation, metadata, and health. - [OpenAPI description](https://pearmcp.com/openapi.json): Machine-readable HTTP contract for the hosted MCP endpoint. - [Agent Skills index](https://pearmcp.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json): Draft additive discovery for Pear's digest-verified MCP setup skill. - [Pear MCP skill](https://pearmcp.com/.well-known/agent-skills/pear-mcp/SKILL.md): Progressive setup and safety instructions for agents. ## Client setup - [All setup guides](https://pearmcp.com/llm/index.md): Markdown guides for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code Copilot, Gemini CLI, Cline, Continue, Devin Desktop/Windsurf, Hermes, Poke, Folk, OpenClaw, and documented Grok surfaces. - [Compatibility evidence](https://pearmcp.com/llm/mcp-compatibility.md): Use this before recommending a client; Grok Bot is not currently supported or verified even though related Grok guidance exists. ## Provider and product boundaries - [Apple Reminders compatibility](https://pearmcp.com/llm/apple-reminders-compatibility.md): Exact legacy-CalDAV limitation and safe fallback behavior. - [Apple iCloud overview](https://pearmcp.com/llm/pear-mcp-overview.md): Hosted Apple and Microsoft provider fit and endpoint overview. - [iCloud Contacts](https://pearmcp.com/llm/icloud-contacts-mcp.md): CardDAV contact and group workflows. - [Microsoft 365](https://pearmcp.com/llm/microsoft-365-mcp-server.md): Outlook Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Microsoft To Do through Microsoft OAuth. - [Outlook Mail](https://pearmcp.com/llm/outlook-mail-mcp.md): Outlook message and folder workflows. - [Microsoft To Do](https://pearmcp.com/llm/microsoft-to-do-mcp.md): Microsoft task workflows. - [Google status](https://pearmcp.com/llm/google-calendar-mcp-coming-soon.md): Google Calendar, Gmail, Tasks, and Contacts are coming soon, not live. ## Optional - [AI productivity FAQ](https://pearmcp.com/llm/ai-productivity-faq.md): Broader question-and-answer context. - [Hosted Pear vs a separate local MCP server](https://pearmcp.com/llm/pear-vs-local-mcp-servers.md): Operational trade-offs and fit boundaries. - [Canonical XML sitemap](https://pearmcp.com/sitemap.xml): Index of public human-readable pages.