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MacOS-MCP MCP Server

MacOS-MCP is a lightweight, open-source MCP server that bridges AI agents with the macOS operating system. It enables LLM agents to perform real-world tasks such as app launching, window management, UI interaction, browser automation, desktop state capture, and shell execution using native macOS accessibility and automation APIs.

KEY FEATURES

  • Native macOS Integration: Interact with applications, windows, and UI elements through the macOS Accessibility API and Quartz event system.
  • Bring Your Own LLM/VLM: Works with any language model and optionally provides visual snapshots when needed.
  • Rich Toolset for Desktop Automation: Pre-built tools for application control, mouse and keyboard input, scrolling, shell commands, and desktop state capture.
  • Lightweight and Open Source: Minimal setup with a focused Python package and MIT license.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • Python 3.11 or higher
  • macOS 12 or higher
  • Accessibility permissions granted to the terminal or application running the MCP server
  • UV Package Manager This MCP server uses UV for running the package in a managed Python environment. Installation: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh For detailed installation instructions, see the UV documentation

Publisher claimed. 11 tools reported by the publisher. Pod has not connected to this server, so nothing here is verified.

Status

Pod has not dialled MacOS-MCP yet, so everything on this page is what its publisher reported rather than what we observed. Registries describe servers; they do not connect to them. Until a check runs, treat the tool list below as a claim.

Tools

Its publisher lists 11 tools. Pod has not verified these against the live server yet.

  • App
  • Shell
  • Snapshot
  • Click
  • Type
  • Scroll
  • Move
  • Shortcut
  • Wait
  • Scrape
  • Notification

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Firsthand observations

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