Spec Driven Development
by formulahendry
MCP Server that facilitates spec-driven development workflows, not just Vibe Coding.
Runs on your computer★ 440MITUpdated 14 months ago
Install
Takes for Mac
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Tools for the Takes Mac app: scripts, takes, edits and posts for talking-head videos
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- User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
- Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiNot measured yet★ –
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).
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Download the maker’s .mcpb file
The link goes to the maker’s own file; we do not host or repackage it. Open the file and Claude Desktop installs it.
Run this in your terminal
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.
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.
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 marvtub, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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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 32589 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 73% of the other 32589 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32589 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 Takes for Mac 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 (2026.10.24) reached the registry 13 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need MCPB on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Detailing Manager
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Detailing Manager
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Connect your auto detailing studio's tasks, cars, clients and revenue to Claude or ChatGPT.
Runs on your computerUpdated today
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README from the maker
Open the README
Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.
Record on your Mac or iPhone. Your agent ( Claude Code , Codex or pi) writes the script,
cuts the edit and drafts the posts.
gettakes.app
Takes shows each post the way LinkedIn, X, YouTube or Shorts will show it, so you review the real thing. No coding needed and no account. Your videos, scripts and chats stay in folders on your Mac. Takes sends none of them, and your agent talks only to its own provider. Takes only checks for updates, and sends usage counts if you say yes (privacy).
Install
Paste this in Terminal:
curl -fsSL https://gettakes.app/install | bashIt installs Takes, ffmpeg and Apple's developer tools, then opens Takes. Takes works with Claude Code, Codex or pi: when one of them is on your Mac, the script uses it and helps you sign in. With none, it installs Claude Code. Run it again to update. You can read the script first: it is 133 lines.
Other ways to install
- Download: get
Takes.dmgfrom Releases and drag Takes to Applications. Takes is not notarized yet, so open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway once (pictures of each step). Then click Finish setup in the sidebar. - From source: clone this repo,
brew install ffmpeg, then./build.sh install.
How a video goes
- Storyboard. Ask *"storyboard my next video"*. Your agent writes the script and sketches each shot.
- Record. Read off a teleprompter that follows your voice. Camera and screen record as two synced files. Star the take you keep.
- Post. Ask *"cut my last take"* and *"write the posts"*. Review each draft as the platform shows it, leave comments on a frame or a line, and schedule it.
On your iPhone
Your videos, takes, storyboards and posts, from anywhere. Ask Takes from the phone too. Record a take on the phone and it lands in the session on your Mac. The phone reaches your Mac over Tailscale; nothing goes through a server of ours.
To install it you need Xcode and an Apple ID: TAKES_TEAM= ios/install.sh. With a free Apple ID, install it again every 7 days.
How it works
Your library is plain folders in ~/Movies/Takes. The app records into them, your agent reads and writes them through the takes MCP server, and the app updates when a file changes. The chat panel in the app runs on Claude Code, Codex or pi, on your own plan: the line under "Takes" in the chat picks the agent and the model, and Settings › Agents shows which agents can open your library.
The server works with any MCP agent. On its first launch Takes adds it to each one on your Mac: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, opencode, pi (with pi-mcp-adapter) and Claude Desktop. It also adds its skills (takes-storyboard, takes-video-edit, takes-image-prompt) to ~/.claude/skills and ~/.agents/skills, and downloads the HyperFrames skills (HeyGen) for motion graphics. So you can ask from any of them too. Plugins › Skills turns each skill on or off and adds any skill from GitHub. Another agent, or one you installed later: Settings › Agents › Connect, or python3 /Applications/Takes.app/Contents/Resources/takes_mcp.py --setup.
- Start a new agent session after the first launch: a session that was already open does not see the server.
- Cursor gets a short list of 30 tools (script, takes, storyboard, edit, jobs, comments, posts, plan), because Cursor uses only about 40 tools across all its servers. For every tool, set
"env": {"TAKES_TOOLS": "all"}in thetakesentry of~/.cursor/mcp.json. - Gemini CLI turns MCP servers off in folders you have not trusted. Trust the folder once when Gemini asks.
- The server runs on the Python in Apple's developer tools. Without them, Takes' Finish setup has an Install button.
flowchart LRapp[" Takes.app record · review"] lib[(" ~/Movies/Takes scripts · takes · posts")] claude[" Your agent chat panel, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, …"] phone[" iPhone "] app <--> lib claude -- "takes MCP" --> lib app -- "starts" --> claude phone -- "Tailscale" --> app
Good to know
- Needs: a Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 15+, and Claude Code, Codex or pi on your own plan.
- Optional:
whisperfor transcripts. A Gemini key for storyboard sketches, B-roll names and best cuts: Settings › Gemini says what it adds and saves it. - Questions and ideas: Discussions. Takes does not take pull requests, so one person keeps it consistent. Forks are welcome. More in CONTRIBUTING.md and SECURITY.md.
- The pictures are the real app on a made-up library.
Support
Takes is free. If it saves you time, you can buy me a coffee: