npm install -g mac-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mac-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Accessibility"

open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Automation"

open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_ScreenCapture"

// Get system info
await get_system_info({})
// Returns: { macOSVersion: "15.0", hardwareModel: "MacBook Pro", ... }

// Get battery status
await get_battery_status({})
// Returns: { percentage: 85, isCharging: true, isDesktop: false }

// List running applications
await list_running_apps({})
// Returns: [{ name: "Safari", bundleId: "com.apple.Safari", processId: 1234 }, ...]

// Launch an application
await launch_app({ name: 'Safari' })

// Quit an application
await quit_app({ name: 'Safari' })

// List all windows
await list_windows({})

// Focus a specific window
await focus_window({ appName: 'Finder', windowIndex: 1 })

// Move a window
await move_window({ appName: 'Finder', x: 100, y: 100 })

// Resize a window
await resize_window({ appName: 'Finder', width: 800, height: 600 })

// Type text
await type_text({ text: 'Hello, World!' })

// Press a key
await press_key({ key: 'enter' })

// Key combination (Cmd+C)
await key_combination({ modifiers: ['command'], key: 'c' })

// Note: key_combination uses AppleScript System Events. It is intended for
// focused-window shortcuts and app menu key equivalents, not OS-global hotkeys
// such as Electron globalShortcut/RegisterEventHotKey handlers. Prefer
// click_menu_item, click_status_bar_item, or an in-window shortcut for those.

// Click at coordinates
await click({ x: 500, y: 300 })

// Right-click
await click({ x: 500, y: 300, button: 'right' })

// Cmd+click
await click({ x: 500, y: 300, modifiers: ['command'] })

// Capture full screen (auto-resized and compressed for API)
await take_screenshot({})

// Capture to file (also auto-processed by default)
await take_screenshot({ filePath: '/tmp/screenshot.png' })

// Capture at full resolution (no processing)
await take_screenshot({ filePath: '/tmp/full.png', rawFile: true })

// Capture specific region
await take_screenshot({
  region: { x: 100, y: 100, width: 800, height: 600 },
})

// Custom compression settings
await take_screenshot({
  maxDimension: 1920, // Max 1920px
  maxFileSize: 1_000_000, // Max 1MB
  quality: 70, // JPEG quality 70
})

// Disable all processing for base64 output
await take_screenshot({ maxDimension: 0, maxFileSize: 0 })

// Get UI element tree
await get_ui_elements({ appName: 'Safari', maxDepth: 3 })

// Click a button by path
await click_ui_element({
  appName: 'Safari',
  elementPath: 'window1/button1',
})

// Set text field value
await set_ui_element_value({
  appName: 'TextEdit',
  elementPath: 'window1/textfield1',
  value: 'New text',
})

// List application menus
await list_menu_items({ appName: 'Finder' })

// Click a menu item
await click_menu_item({
  appName: 'Finder',
  menuPath: 'File > New Finder Window',
})

// Get menu item state
await get_menu_item_state({
  appName: 'Finder',
  menuPath: 'View > Show Path Bar',
})

git clone https://github.com/laststance/mac-mcp-server.git
cd mac-mcp-server
pnpm install
pnpm build

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mac-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

mac-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts           # Entry point, MCP server setup
│   ├── lib/
│   │   ├── server.ts      # MCP server configuration
│   │   ├── executor.ts    # AppleScript execution
│   │   ├── permission.ts  # Permission checking and guidance
│   │   └── sanitizer.ts   # Input sanitization
│   └── tools/
│       ├── system.ts      # System information tools
│       ├── clipboard.ts   # Clipboard management
│       ├── notification.ts # Notification display
│       ├── audio.ts       # Audio control
│       ├── application.ts # Application lifecycle
│       ├── finder.ts      # Finder integration
│       ├── window.ts      # Window management
│       ├── mouse.ts       # Mouse control
│       ├── keyboard.ts    # Keyboard input
│       ├── scroll.ts      # Scroll operations
│       ├── screenshot.ts  # Screenshot capture
│       ├── ui-element.ts  # UI element interaction
│       └── menu.ts        # Menu bar operations
├── dist/                  # Compiled output
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json