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MCP Macos

by dockndevaiversion 0.2.1i★ –iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.dockndevai/mcp-macos

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Observe & operate a Mac — files, processes, apps, shell, AppleScript, GUI — safe by default.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

  • Connection: Runs on your computer
  • Transport: stdio
  • Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
  • Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
  • You fill in yourself: MACOS_MODE, MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC, MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE, MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT, MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST

You need

  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-macos"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MACOS_MODE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT": "your-value",
        "MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add macos --env MACOS_MODE=your-value --env MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC=your-value --env MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE=your-value --env MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT=your-value --env MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST=your-value -- npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-macos

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macos": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-macos"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MACOS_MODE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT": "your-value",
        "MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "macos": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-macos"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MACOS_MODE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE": "your-value",
        "MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT": "your-value",
        "MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

  • MACOS_MODE env
    Access mode: read-only | read-write | admin. Starts read-only; writes need read-write.
  • MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC env
    Set true to allow run_command / run_applescript / kill_process (admin mode).
  • MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE env
    Set true to allow delete_path (moves to Trash; admin mode).
  • MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT env
    Set true to allow GUI input (type/key/click; admin mode). Needs Accessibility permission.
  • MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST env
    Comma-separated path roots the agent may touch (empty = anywhere; protected paths still apply).

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account dockndevai, which owns the repo

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • – Not applicable

    Endpoint responds

    This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 32683 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 62% of the other 32683 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32683 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is MCP Macos safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.1) reached the registry 23 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, MCP Server Autocad Lisp Helper

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README from the maker

Open the README

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mcp-macos

A safe-by-default Model Context Protocol server that lets an agent observe and operate a Mac — read files, list processes and apps, take screenshots (read-only); write files, set the clipboard, post notifications, open things (read-write); and, behind explicit opt-ins, run commands / AppleScript, delete to Trash, kill processes and drive the GUI (admin).

It starts read-only. Every high-impact power needs both admin mode and its own flag, and the most dangerous ones ask the human to approve each call. Part of the dockndevai MCP server suite — one governance model across all of them.

Pure Node + osascript/screencapture — no native add-ons. macOS only.

What it gives an agent

The server starts read-only (see Safe by default); higher-capability tools are only registered when you raise the mode.

ToolForNeeds mode
system_infomacOS version, hardware, memory, load, uptimeread-only
list_directory / read_filebrowse & read files (path-allowlisted)read-only
list_processesrunning processes by CPU/memread-only
get_clipboardread the clipboardread-only
list_apps / get_frontmost_apprunning apps; the active oneread-only
screenshotcapture the screen as a PNGread-only
write_filecreate/overwrite a file (confirms on overwrite)read-write
set_clipboard / notify / openset clipboard, notify, open a file/URL/appread-write
run_commandrun a program (argv, no shell)admin + MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC
run_applescriptrun AppleScript / JXAadmin + MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC
kill_processsignal a processadmin + MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC
delete_pathmove a path to the Trashadmin + MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE
type_text / key_press / click / move_mousedrive the GUIadmin + MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT

Install

npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-macos

Requires macOS and Node ≥ 22. click/move_mouse also need cliclick (brew install cliclick).

Configure

{

"mcpServers": { "macos": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@dockndevai/mcp-macos"], "env": { "MACOS_MODE": "read-only" } } } }

See docs/CLIENTS.md for Claude Code / Cursor / Codex / VS Code / Windsurf snippets, and .env.example for every supported variable.

Safe by default

This server can drive an entire Mac, so the access model (enforced by src/security.ts) is deliberately strict — defence in depth, not documentation:

QuestionSettingDefaultNotes
What can it do at all?MACOS_MODEread-onlyread-only observes; read-write writes files/clipboard/opens; admin adds exec/delete/kill/GUI. Tools above the mode are never registered.
Which paths can it touch?MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST*(anywhere)*Comma-separated roots. When set, any file op outside them is refused.
Which paths are read-only forever?MACOS_PROTECTED_PATHSsystem + secrets/System, /usr, /bin, /sbin, /private, /Library, ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.gnupg, ~/Library/Keychains — readable, never mutated.
Can it run commands?MACOS_ALLOW_EXECfalseGates run_command, run_applescript, kill_process (on top of admin).
Restrict which programs?MACOS_COMMAND_ALLOWLIST*(any)*When set, run_command may only invoke these program names.
Can it delete?MACOS_ALLOW_DELETEfalseGates delete_path (moves to the Trash, recoverable).
Can it drive the GUI?MACOS_ALLOW_INPUTfalseGates type_text/key_press/click/move_mouse.
Preview without doingMACOS_DRY_RUNfalseMutating tools validate + log intent, then return.
Audit trailMACOS_AUDIT_LOGtrueJSON line to stderr per guarded operation (ALLOW/DENY/DRY_RUN).
Interactive confirmation*(automatic)*—run_command, run_applescript, delete_path, kill_process and file overwrites ask the human to approve via MCP elicitation before running; clients without elicitation fall back to the flags.

See SECURITY.md.

macOS permissions

The host process (your terminal / MCP client) must be granted, in System Settings → Privacy & Security:

  • Screen Recording — for screenshot.
  • Accessibility — for type_text / key_press / click / move_mouse.
  • Automation (per-app prompts) — for run_applescript and app control.
  • Files and Folders / Full Disk Access — to read/write outside the default sandbox.

You'll be prompted the first time each is needed; nothing works around a permission you haven't granted.

Developing

npm install

npm run build MACOS_MODE=read-only node dist/index.js

introspect the tool list:

echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}' | node dist/index.js

Licence

MIT

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