Mac Developer Bridge
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_SHELL | No | Shell used for shell_exec/shell_start. | login shell |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_LOG_DIR | No | Log directory. | ~/Library/Logs/MacDeveloperBridge |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_DATA_DIR | No | State, job metadata, federation roots. | ~/Library/Application Support/MacDeveloperBridge |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_PERL | No | Interpreter for the pty helper. | /usr/bin/perl |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_AUDIT_LOG | No | Audit JSONL path. | $LOG_DIR/audit.jsonl |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_AUDIT_MODE | No | off, metadata, or full. full records tool arguments; see SECURITY.md. | metadata |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_HELPER | No | Helper script path. | lib/ptyhelper.pl beside bridge.mjs |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_MCP_SERVERS | No | Path to a child-MCP provider registry JSON file. | |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_UNLOCK_FILE | No | The revocable unlock latch. Re-read before every tool call. | $DATA_DIR/FULL_ACCESS_ENABLED |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_RING_BYTES | No | Per-session output retention (4 KiB-4 MB). | 262144 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_FULL_ACCESS_ACK | No | Environment form of the full-access acknowledgement. The bridge refuses to start without a deliberate acknowledgement. Not revocable by removing the unlock file. | |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_MAX_OUTPUT_BYTES | No | Ceiling a call may request. | 8000000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_MCP_PING_IDLE_MS | No | Idle interval after which a federated child is pinged. | 30000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_MCP_SERVERS_JSON | No | The same registry inline. Takes precedence. | |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_MAX_SESSIONS | No | Live session cap (1-64). | 8 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_UNLOCK_RECHECK_MS | No | How often the latch is re-read while a pty session or a federated child exists and the client is silent. | 3000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Idle reclaim window and ceiling (1 s-1 h). | 900000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_MAX_LIFETIME_MS | No | Hard ceiling for a session (5 s-24 h). | 28800000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_BYTES | No | Default per-call output cap. | 1000000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PTY_START_TIMEOUT_MS | No | How long pty_start waits for the helper to report a real pty. | 5000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_MCP_START_DEADLINE_MS | No | Wall-clock ceiling on one provider's startup (1 s-120 s). | 15000 |
| MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_PERSONAL_APPROVAL_FILE | No | Where the single-use personal-browser grant is read from. The bridge never creates it. | $DATA_DIR/PERSONAL_BROWSER_APPROVED |
Instructions
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Tools
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Prompts
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Resources
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