mac-control-mcp

Name: mac-control-mcp
Author: AdelElo13

作者：AdelElo13版本 0.10.3i★ –i在你的电脑上运行

注册名称io.github.AdelElo13/mac-control-mcp

安装

概览

作者提供的说明（英文原文）

Native Swift macOS automation — 153 tools: AX, EventKit, voice, browser DOM, undo.

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它能帮你做什么

我们还没有为它写通俗的介绍。下面是我们从注册中心读取到的事实。

连接方式: 在你的电脑上运行
传输方式: stdio
分类: 网页与浏览器

安装

选择你使用的 AI 应用，然后复制设置。

安装之前

基础检查：1 项中通过 1 项
在你的电脑上运行，拥有你的用户账户的权限（文件、网络、应用）。
注册中心没有列出需要填写的密钥。

你需要

npm已安装 Node.js（用于 npx 命令）

你用的是哪个应用？

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

在上方选择你的应用。我们会记住它，下次按钮会显示“安装到 …”。

下载作者的 .mcpb 文件

链接指向作者自己的文件；我们不托管也不重新打包它。打开文件后，Claude Desktop 会进行安装。

在终端中运行这条命令

claude mcp add mac-control -- npx -y mac-control-mcp

在 Cursor 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .cursor/mcp.json，或 ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-control": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-control-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

在 VS Code 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mac-control": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-control-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

这个服务器在你的电脑上运行，而 ChatGPT 只能连接互联网上的服务器。请选择其他应用。

你的选择通过 Cookie 保存在这台设备上，无需账户。

这些设置是根据作者在注册中心的条目生成的。如果 README 的写法不同，请以 README 为准。

它能做什么

它在你的电脑上运行；安装后，工具列表会显示在你的 AI 应用中。

基础检查i

我们检查的是任何人都能看到的信息；我们没有阅读代码。不适用的检查项不计入总数。 · 检查于 2026年11月6日

✓ 通过
作者与仓库一致
注册名称已通过 GitHub 账户 AdelElo13 验证，该账户拥有此仓库
… 尚未检查
仍在维护
我们还没有从 GitHub 读取这个仓库
… 尚未检查
有许可证
我们还没有从 GitHub 读取这个仓库
– 不适用
端点有响应
它在你的电脑上运行，没有互联网端点
– 不适用
使用 OAuth 登录
在你的电脑上运行，改用本地设置
… 尚未检查
工具描述中没有隐藏指令
它在你的电脑上运行；我们只能读取互联网端点的工具列表

与“网页与浏览器”中的其他服务器比较i

星标数多于此分类中其他 878 个服务器的 0%
发布到注册中心的时间比此分类中其他 878 个服务器的 61% 更新
基础检查结果等于或优于此分类中其他 878 个服务器的 100%

与注册中心里这个分类中所有活跃的服务器比较。只有当发布者拥有该仓库时，星标数才计入。

常见问题

mac-control-mcp 安全吗？

它在 1 项适用的基础检查中通过了 1 项。我们没有阅读代码。在添加密钥或令牌之前，请先看看这个服务器要求哪些权限，并使用只具备所需权限的密钥。

它需要哪些密钥或代码？

注册中心没有列出必需的密钥，不过有些服务器会在首次使用时要求你登录。

它在我的电脑上运行还是在云端？

它在你的电脑上运行。你的 AI 应用会在需要时启动它，数据不会经过作者的服务器（除非它自己调用在线服务）。

它还在维护吗？

GitHub 仓库最后更新于–，最新版本（0.10.3）于22天前进入注册中心。

哪些应用可以使用它？

支持 MCP 的应用，例如 Claude Desktop、Claude Code、Cursor 和 VS Code。你的电脑上还需要有 MCPB, Node.js。

有什么可以替代它？

同一分类中有：Browser Use, Chrome DevTools MCP, MCP Server Browser

替代选择

同一分类中其他作者的服务器，按星标数排序。

如何看卡片：★ GitHub 星标i三大支柱：评价 · 检查 · 使用情况i更新 = 最新版本发布到注册中心的时间i

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mac-control-mcp

Native Swift MCP server for full macOS automation. 153 tools in one signed .app bundle — no Python, no Node runtime, no Electron. Full list with parameters: docs/TOOLS.md.

Gives any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) the ability to:

Read and mutate the Accessibility tree of any running app
Drive Safari and Chrome (tabs, navigation, JS eval)
Capture the screen, a display, or a specific window (ScreenCaptureKit)
OCR what's on screen
Click, type, scroll, drag, send key events
Control windows (move / resize / fullscreen / minimize / main)
Manage the clipboard
Launch / activate / quit apps
Search Spotlight's index (NSMetadataQuery) and launch results
Toggle dark mode, volume, list displays, inspect menus

Install

Requires macOS 14.0+. Four options, in order of simplicity:

1. One-click install (Claude Desktop, recommended)

The server is published as an MCP Bundle — a zip with a manifest.json that Claude Desktop reads directly:

Download mac-control-mcp-v\ .mcpb from the latest release.
Double-click the .mcpb file. Claude Desktop opens an install dialog.
Click Install. The server is registered under the name mac-control-mcp and available immediately in new chats.
First tool call triggers the macOS TCC consent prompts (Screen Recording, Accessibility, Apple Events). Grant all three once — the bundle is Developer-ID signed and notarized, so grants persist across updates.

It's also listed on the official MCP Registry as io.github.AdelElo13/mac-control-mcp, so any MCP client that supports the registry will find it by searching for "mac-control".

2. Install via npm / npx

For clients that are configured with a command line rather than a file path. The npm package mac-control-mcp is a thin launcher: it has no runtime dependencies, and on install it downloads the notarized MacControlMCP.app for that exact version from this repo's GitHub release, verifies it against the published .sha256, refuses any archive entry that escapes the install directory, and re-checks the bundle with codesign --verify --deep --strict, spctl --assess --type execute and a pinned Team ID (A3W973JZ49). The first run therefore pulls ~3 MB; later runs are local.

Claude Desktop — ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

"mcpServers": { "mac-control-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mac-control-mcp"] } } }

Claude Code:

claude mcp add mac-control-mcp -- npx -y mac-control-mcp

Cursor — ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "mac-control-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mac-control-mcp"] } } }

ChatGPT (developer mode, local MCP connector) — mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "mac-control-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mac-control-mcp"], "transport": "stdio" } } }

Two flags are handled by the launcher itself instead of being forwarded to the binary:

npx -y mac-control-mcp --version    # version of the bundled .app

npx -y mac-control-mcp --app-path # path to MacControlMCP.app

--app-path is what you need when granting macOS permissions by hand. Note that TCC grants go to the MCP host application that launches this process (Claude Desktop, Cursor, your terminal), not to npx or to the script — run the permissions_status tool once from your client to see which grants are missing and which app they belong to.

MAC_CONTROL_MCP_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 skips the download (CI, sandboxed builds); HTTPS_PROXY and NO_PROXY are honoured.

3. Download the prebuilt app

If you don't use Claude Desktop or want manual control:

Download MacControlMCP-v\ -macos-universal.tar.gz from the latest release.
Extract and move MacControlMCP.app to ~/Applications/.
Point your MCP client at the binary inside:

"mcpServers": { "mac-control-mcp": { "type": "stdio", "command": "/Users/you/Applications/MacControlMCP.app/Contents/MacOS/MacControlMCP" } } }

Add that block to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or ~/.claude.json → mcpServers (Claude Code).

Verify the download with the published SHA-256:

shasum -a 256 MacControlMCP-v<version>-macos-universal.tar.gz

should match MacControlMCP-v -macos-universal.sha256 on the release

4. Build from source

For contributors or if you want to tweak the code. Requires Swift 6 / Xcode 16+:

git clone https://github.com/AdelElo13/mac-control-mcp.git

cd mac-control-mcp ./scripts/build-bundle.sh

Produces ~/Applications/MacControlMCP.app/Contents/MacOS/MacControlMCP. Without a Developer ID cert in your keychain it'll fall back to ad-hoc signing (works for local use, TCC grants reset on every rebuild).

To re-sign + re-notarise an existing Apple Developer account:

# one-time: store notary credentials in keychain

xcrun notarytool store-credentials "mac-control-mcp" \ --apple-id "you@example.com" --team-id "XXXXXXXXXX"

subsequent builds:

NOTARIZE_PROFILE=mac-control-mcp ./scripts/build-bundle.sh

Tool surface

Selected categories — this table is a curated subset, not the full list. For the complete, auto-generated tool reference (every tool, its description, and its required/optional parameters, regenerated straight from the tool registry so it can't drift), see [docs/TOOLS.md](docs/TOOLS.md).

Category	Tools
Permissions	`permissions_status`, `request_permissions`
Accessibility	`find_element(s)`, `query_elements`, `list_elements`, `get_ui_tree`, `ax_tree_augmented`, `get_element_attributes`, `set_element_attribute`, `read_value`, `perform_element_action`, `wait_for_element`, `scroll_to_element`
App lifecycle	`list_apps`, `launch_app`, `activate_app`, `quit_app`, `force_quit_app`, `wait_for_app`, `focused_app`
Windows	`list_windows`, `focus_window`, `move_window`, `resize_window`, `set_window_state`, `wait_for_window`, `move_window_to_display`
Input	`click`, `mouse_event`, `drag_and_drop`, `scroll`, `type_text`, `press_key`, `press_key_sequence`, `key_down`, `key_up`, `convert_coordinates`
Menus	`click_menu_path`, `list_menu_paths`, `list_menu_titles`
Browser	`browser_list_tabs`, `browser_get_active_tab`, `browser_navigate`, `browser_new_tab`, `browser_close_tab`, `browser_eval_js`, `browser_dom_tree`, `browser_visible_text`, `browser_iframes`
Screen	`capture_screen`, `capture_screen_v2`, `capture_window`, `capture_display`, `ocr_screen`
Clipboard	`clipboard_read`, `clipboard_write`, `clipboard_clear`
Spotlight	`spotlight_search`, `spotlight_open_result`
System	`set_volume`, `set_dark_mode`, `list_displays`
File dialogs	`file_dialog_set_path`, `file_dialog_select_item`, `file_dialog_confirm`, `file_dialog_cancel`, `wait_for_file_dialog`
Apple apps	`mail_send`, `imessage_send`, `imessage_list_recent`, `calendar_create_event`, `calendar_list_events`, `reminders_create`, `reminders_list`, `contacts_search`
Voice & recording	`speech_to_text`, `text_to_speech`, `audio_record`, `record_screen`
Undo	`undo_last_action`, `undo_peek`

153 tools total — see docs/TOOLS.md for the complete, generated list.

Which tool when

Several tools overlap in purpose. Based on their actual implementations:

Screen capture — `capture_screen` vs `capture_screen_v2` vs `capture_window` vs `capture_display`

capture_screen — main display (or a rectangular region within it) to a PNG file, returns the file path + width/height. Simple, synchronous, no size limits applied.
capture_screen_v2 — main display only, but stores the PNG as a content-addressed artifact under ~/.mac-control-mcp/artifacts/ .png and returns {content_ref, bytes, sha256}. Defaults to inline=false and downscales to max_dimension/max_bytes (4000px / 4MB by default) specifically to avoid blowing up an MCP client's context window with a huge inline image (referenced in its own description as a fix for claude-code issues #13383/#45785). Prefer this one when the image is going back through an LLM context rather than straight to disk.
capture_window — screenshots one specific window by PID (optionally filtered by title_contains), not the whole display.
capture_display — screenshots one specific physical display by its index from list_displays, for multi-monitor setups.

Accessibility tree / element lookup — `find_element` vs `find_elements` vs `query_elements` vs `list_elements` vs `get_ui_tree` vs `ax_tree_augmented`

list_elements — lists actionable elements for a PID (a flat, practical "what can I click" view).
find_element — returns the *first* element matching a role/title filter for a PID.
find_elements — same matching as find_element, but returns *all* matches, not just the first.
query_elements — regex search over role/title/value (falls back to case-insensitive substring on invalid regex); use when a plain role/title filter isn't precise enough.
get_ui_tree — walks the *full* accessibility tree of a process, including containers, and assigns stable element IDs for follow-up calls. Heavier than list_elements/find_element(s), but the only one that gives you structure/hierarchy.
ax_tree_augmented — like get_ui_tree, but does one OCR pass and geometrically joins OCR-derived labels onto AX nodes that have no native label. Use it specifically for Electron/Chromium/Canvas apps where the native AX tree is sparse and unlabeled; it's the expensive option (an OCR pass), so reach for get_ui_tree first and fall back to this when nodes come back unlabeled.

Security model

Tools that write files (capture_*, ocr_screen) validate output_path via a strict allow-list — only the user-scoped temp dir (NSTemporaryDirectory()) and ~/Desktop, ~/Documents, ~/Downloads, ~/Pictures are accepted. Symlinks at the target path are rejected to prevent redirection. /tmp is deliberately excluded because it's shared across users and opens a TOCTOU window.
AppleScript string interpolation for browser_eval_js wraps user code in (0, eval)(…) via JSON.stringify, so quotes/newlines/unicode can't break out of the wrapper.
No network calls. Everything is local system integration.
Password fields are off limits in code, not by instruction. A field with role or subrole AXSecureTextField never returns its value or length, and every write route is refused with reason: secure_field: element writes, text_* edits, act, untargeted type_text, and text keys or Cmd+V via press_key, press_key_sequence and key_down while such a

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mac-control-mcp

概览

PopNx MCP 的三大支柱

它能帮你做什么

安装

安装之前

它能做什么

基础检查i

作者与仓库一致

仍在维护

有许可证

端点有响应

使用 OAuth 登录

工具描述中没有隐藏指令

与“网页与浏览器”中的其他服务器比较i

常见问题

替代选择

Browser Use

Chrome DevTools MCP

MCP Server Browser

作者的 README

mac-control-mcp

Install

1. One-click install (Claude Desktop, recommended)

2. Install via npm / npx

3. Download the prebuilt app

should match MacControlMCP-v -macos-universal.sha256 on the release

4. Build from source

subsequent builds:

Tool surface

Which tool when

Security model