Provides access to macOS Siri Shortcuts functionality, allowing listing, opening, and running shortcuts from the macOS Shortcuts app.
Siri Shortcuts MCP Server
This MCP server provides access to Siri shortcuts functionality via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows listing, opening, and running shortcuts from the macOS Shortcuts app.
Features
- Exposes all shortcuts, meaning the LLM can call anything that is available in the Shortcuts app.
- List all available shortcuts
- Open shortcuts in the Shortcuts app
- Run shortcuts with optional input parameters
- Dynamically generated tools for each available shortcut
Tools
Base Tools
list_shortcuts
- Lists all available Siri shortcuts on the system
- No input required
- Returns: Array of shortcut names
open_shortcut
- Opens a shortcut in the Shortcuts app
- Input:
name
(string): Name of the shortcut to open
run_shortcut
- Runs a shortcut with optional input
- Input:
name
(string): Name of the shortcut to runinput
(string, optional): Text input or filepath to pass to the shortcut
Dynamic Tools
The server automatically generates additional tools for each available shortcut in the format:
- Tool name:
run_shortcut_[sanitized_shortcut_name]
- Description: Runs the specific shortcut
- Input:
input
(string, optional): Text input or filepath to pass to the shortcut
Usage with Claude
Add to your Claude configuration:
Implementation Details
- Uses the macOS
shortcuts
CLI command under the hood - Sanitizes shortcut names for tool naming compatibility
- Supports both direct text input and file-based input
- Returns shortcut output when available
- Implements standard MCP error handling
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
Enables interaction with macOS Siri Shortcuts via the Model Context Protocol, allowing users to list, open, and run shortcuts dynamically with optional inputs.
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