Apple Shortcuts

Name: Apple Shortcuts
Author: mindstone

by mindstoneversion 0.2.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

MCP server for Apple Shortcuts via the macOS shortcuts CLI

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools

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: APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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": {
    "apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add apple-shortcuts --env APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS=your-value -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

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": {
    "apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "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": {
    "apple-shortcuts": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "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

APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS env
Maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a shortcuts CLI invocation before terminating it

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

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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
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Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 0% of the other 4915 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 32% of the other 4915 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 4915 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Apple Shortcuts 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 3 months 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?

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README from the maker

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Apple Shortcuts MCP Server

An MCP server that exposes Apple Shortcuts functionality to Rebel via the macOS shortcuts CLI.

One-click install

After clicking the button, your host will prompt you to fill: APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS.

Manual config for Claude Desktop / Claude Code / Goose / Continue.dev (Apple Shortcuts)

"mcpServers": { "Apple Shortcuts": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts" ], "env": { "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "120000" } } } }

Status

Version: 0.2.1 · npm
Auth: None (server.json)
Tools: 3 (shortcuts)
Surface: local-cli
Machine-readable: STATUS.json

Prerequisites

macOS with the Shortcuts app installed
Node.js 18+

Setup

cd ~/mcp-servers/apple-shortcuts

npm install npm run build

No credentials or environment variables are required.

Tools

`apple_shortcuts_list`

List all available shortcuts, optionally filtered by folder.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`folder_name`	string	No	Folder to list from. Use `"none"` for shortcuts not in any folder.
`show_identifiers`	boolean	No	Include internal identifiers (default: false)

`apple_shortcuts_run`

Run a named shortcut with optional text input.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Exact name or identifier of the shortcut
`input`	string	No	Text content to send to the shortcut as its Magic Variable input. Provide the literal text — the connector stores it in a private, mode-`0o600` temporary file (under `os.tmpdir()`) and forwards that location to the macOS `shortcuts` CLI for you. The temporary file is removed once the shortcut returns. Do NOT supply a filename here.

`apple_shortcuts_view`

Open a named shortcut in the Shortcuts app editor on the Mac, so you can visually review what it does before running it. The definition opens in the Shortcuts GUI — this tool does not return the definition as text.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Exact name or identifier of the shortcut to open

Configuration

No credentials are required. One optional environment variable tunes runtime behavior:

Variable	Default	Description
`APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS`	`120000`	Maximum time in milliseconds a `shortcuts` CLI invocation may run before the connector terminates it (SIGTERM, then SIGKILL after a 5s grace period). Raise this for shortcuts that legitimately take longer than two minutes.

Output trust model

Shortcut names (apple_shortcuts_list) and shortcut stdout (apple_shortcuts_run, apple_shortcuts_view) are user-authored text returned by the local shortcuts CLI. The connector wraps all such output in envelopes so the model treats it as data, not instructions. Shortcut names echoed back in apple_shortcuts_run / apple_shortcuts_view confirmation, error, and timeout messages are enveloped the same way — a name is attacker-controllable text once it appears in the list output.

Register in Rebel

Add the connector in Settings → Connectors with:

Command: node
Args: [" /mcp-servers/apple-shortcuts/dist/index.js"] (e.g. ~/mcp-servers/apple-shortcuts/dist/index.js expanded to an absolute path)

Caveats

macOS only — the shortcuts CLI is not available on other platforms.
Shortcuts that open GUI dialogs or prompt for confirmation cannot answer from the command line; they are terminated after APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS (default 120s) instead of blocking forever. If termination cannot be confirmed (signal delivery fails or the process never exits after SIGKILL), the timeout error says the process may still be running rather than claiming it was stopped.
Captured stdout/stderr per invocation is bounded (1,000,000 characters per stream); output beyond the bound is dropped and marked with a truncation notice, so a shortcut emitting unbounded output cannot exhaust memory.
Running a shortcut has the same system permissions as the logged-in user — a shortcut can send messages, delete files, make purchases, control devices, or call remote APIs. apple_shortcuts_run is annotated destructiveHint: true so hosts require explicit user approval before running one.

Apple Shortcuts

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

Apple Shortcuts MCP Server

One-click install

Status

Prerequisites

Setup

Tools

apple_shortcuts_list

apple_shortcuts_run

apple_shortcuts_view

Configuration

Output trust model

Register in Rebel

Caveats

`apple_shortcuts_list`

`apple_shortcuts_run`

`apple_shortcuts_view`