macos-mcp-server MCP Server
Control macOS system settings, apps, windows, audio, displays, screenshots, and Focus mode via MCP.
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Connect
Published as @cyanheads/macos-mcp-server on npm. Runs locally.
Known issues
13 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 10.
Most discussed
bug(multiple tools): raw CLI command strings leak into error messages
Server version
0.1.1
mcp-ts-core version
0.9.9
Runtime
Bun
Runtime version
Bun 1.3.11
Transport
HTTP (Streamable HTTP)
OS
macOS 26.1
Description
Several tool handlers surface raw execFile error messages directly to the agent, leaking internal CLI invocations (command path + arguments). The errors also lack reason codes and recovery hints, making them non-actionable.
Affected cases:
| Tool | Input that triggers it | Leaked command | |:-----|:--------
Read the thread · 2026-05-25 · closed · 2 comments
bug(macos_take_screenshot): target=window always fails on macOS 26.1 — ObjC.deepUnwrap(CGWindowList) returns null entries
Server version
0.1.1
mcp-ts-core version
0.9.9
Runtime
Bun
Runtime version
Bun 1.3.11
Transport
HTTP (Streamable HTTP)
OS
macOS 26.1
Description
macos_take_screenshot with target=window always returns window_not_found even for apps that are clearly running and have visible windows. Tested with Finder, Code (VS Code), and ghostty — all fail.
The window-capture flow uses JXA with ObjC.import('CoreGraphics') and `$.CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo($.kCGWi
Read the thread · 2026-05-25 · closed · 2 comments
bug(macos_manage_windows): minimize action fails with "Can't convert types" on macOS 26.1
Server version
0.1.1
mcp-ts-core version
0.9.9
Runtime
Bun
Runtime version
Bun 1.3.11
Transport
HTTP (Streamable HTTP)
OS
macOS 26.1
Description
macos_manage_windows with action=minimize always fails with an osascript execution error, regardless of the target app. Tested with Finder and ghostty — both return the same error.
The minimize case executes win.minimized = <bool> via the buildFindWindowScript helper, which sets the minimized prope
Read the thread · 2026-05-25 · closed · 2 comments
bug(macos_control_audio): SwitchAudioSource -f dict flag not supported in v1.2.2, breaking list and switch_output/switch_input
Server version
0.1.1
mcp-ts-core version
0.9.9
Runtime
Bun
Runtime version
Bun 1.3.11
Transport
HTTP (Streamable HTTP)
OS
macOS 26.1
Description
macos_control_audio with action=list, switch_output, or switch_input always returns an InternalError (-32603). The macos://audio/devices resource also fails with the same error.
AudioService.listDevices calls SwitchAudioSource -a -f dict to get structured output, but the -f flag (format selec
Read the thread · 2026-05-25 · closed · 2 comments
bug(macos_get_info): fully-charged battery on AC renders as "on battery"
macos_get_info renders — on battery for a machine that is fully charged and running on AC, contradicting the Power Source: AC line printed directly beneath it.
Reproduce
On a laptop plugged in and topped up (pmset -g batt reports charged, not charging):
pmset -g batt
Now drawing from 'AC Power'
-InternalBattery-0 (id=22675555) 100%; charged; 0:00 remaining present: true
Call macos_get_info with no arguments. content[0]:
### Power
**Battery:** 100% — on batter
[Read the thread](https://github.com/cyanheads/macos-mcp-server/issues/6) · 2026-08-22 · closed · 1 comment
### Most recent
### bug(macos_get_info): Wi-Fi reported disconnected when Location Services gates the SSID
`macos_get_info` and `macos://system/info` report `wifi: {ssid: null, connected: false}` on a machine that is associated with a network. The server is collapsing "cannot read the SSID" into "not connected".
## Reproduce
Call `macos_get_info` on a Mac joined to a Wi-Fi network:
```json
"wifi": { "ssid": null, "connected": false }
Ground truth on the same machine:
$ system_profiler SPAirPortDataType
Current Network Information:
PHY Mode: 802.11ax
Network Type: Infrastructure
[Read the thread](https://github.com/cyanheads/macos-mcp-server/issues/10) · 2026-08-22 · open · 0 comments
### bug(macos_manage_finder): trash on a nonexistent path throws InternalError instead of path_not_found
`macos_manage_finder action=trash` with a path that does not exist fails as an unclassified `InternalError` carrying the raw AppleScript, instead of the `path_not_found` the tool declares. The `reveal` action pre-checks the same path and returns the typed error correctly.
## Reproduce
```json
{"action": "trash", "path": "/zz/no/such/path/qx.txt"}
Returns -32603 InternalError:
osascript failed: 29:72: execution error: Finder got an error: Handler can't handle objects of this class.
[Read the thread](https://github.com/cyanheads/macos-mcp-server/issues/9) · 2026-08-22 · open · 0 comments
### bug(macos_control_volume): set with no level and no muted silently no-ops and reports success
`macos_control_volume action=set` called with neither `level` nor `muted` does nothing and reports success. The result is indistinguishable from a set that took effect.
## Reproduce
```json
{"action": "set"}
Returns, with no isError:
{"level": 56, "muted": false}
Nothing was changed. 56 is the volume that was already in effect.
Cause
The handler falls through all three branches without writing anything, then reads the current state back and returns it as the result.
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · open · 0 comments
bug(macos_manage_apps): quit reports success for an app that isn't running
macos_manage_apps action=quit reports success: true for an application that is not running. The sibling actions force_quit, hide, and show all pre-check the process list and correctly return not_running for the same input.
Reproduce
{"action": "quit", "app_name": "ZzNonexistentAppQx"}
Returns, with no isError:
{"action": "quit", "success": true, "app_name": "ZzNonexistentAppQx"}
The same name through force_quit, hide, or show returns -32001 w
Read the thread · 2026-08-22 · open · 0 comments
feat(macos_control_music): add Apple Music transport control tool
The server controls system output volume (macos_control_volume) and audio device routing (macos_control_audio), but has no playback control for the Apple Music app. Add a macos_control_music tool that drives Music.app via AppleScript (tell application "Music") through the existing osascript-service — rounding out the macOS media surface alongside volume and audio.
Proposal
A single macos_control_music tool exposing transport verbs and now-playing reads for the Apple Music app. P
Read the thread · 2026-06-15 · open · 0 comments
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