Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent MCP Server

Let any AI agent read your Mac. Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Clipboard, Location, Weather, now playing - through Apple Shortcuts. Read-only, local, no account, no server.

People connecting productivity tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-21 · ★ 14 · #53 OF 169 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent

Claude Code

claude mcp add dominic-dk-mac-shortcuts-mcp -- npx -y mac-shortcuts-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dominic-dk-mac-shortcuts-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-shortcuts-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-09-19 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mac-shortcuts-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.Dominic-DK is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.1.1 · 2026-09-19

First public release. · Read your Mac from any MCP agent - Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Clipboard, Location, Weather, now playing. Read-only, local, no account, no server. · Ships action-catalog.json: 539…

04 · Who maintains Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent

Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent is maintained by dominic-dk. We track 2 MCP servers from dominic-dk - 2 actively maintained, 15 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/dominic-dk/mac-shortcuts-mcp
website: https://github.com/Dominic-DK/mac-shortcuts-mcp
category: productivity - ranked #53 of 169 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-19)
registry: io.github.Dominic-DK/mac-shortcuts-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-19 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:mac-shortcuts-mcp

06 · Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent FAQ

What is Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent?

Let any AI agent read your Mac. Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Clipboard, Location, Weather, now playing - through Apple Shortcuts. Read-only, local, no account, no server.

Is Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-21 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent?

Run `npx -y mac-shortcuts-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mac Shortcuts - read your Mac from any agent run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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