AirMCP

Apple-native action runtime for MCP clients. AirMCP lets Claude, Codex, Cursor, Raycast, Siri, Shortcuts, Xcode agents, and other MCP-capable AI clients read, organize, and act across your Mac apps through one governed local runtime.

The catalog is broad: 296 tools across 32 modules. The important part is the layer underneath: profile-based exposure, task-scoped tool sessions, per-call human approval, HMAC-chained audit logs, rate limits, OAuth scopes, and local controls for sensitive Apple workspace actions.

Multi-language project page: heznpc.github.io/AirMCP

What You Get

• Apple workspace tools for Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Messages, Music, Finder, Safari, Photos, Shortcuts, system control, screen capture, Weather, Maps, Location, Bluetooth, and more.

• Google Workspace tools for Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Calendar, Docs, Tasks, People, and raw gws CLI access.

• Profiles and progressive exposure so clients start with a small front door instead of every loaded tool.

• Skills DSL workflows with parallel, loop, retry, on_error, runtime inputs, and event triggers.

• Siri and Shortcuts bridge generated from the MCP manifest through AppIntents, with destructive intents gated separately.

• Native Swift bridge, optional for EventKit, PhotoKit, HealthKit, Vision, on-device semantic search, and FoundationModels preview builds.

• Dual transport: stdio for standard MCP clients, HTTP/SSE for shared local runtimes, browser clients, registries, and always-on hosts.

Related MCP server: apple-mcp

Quick Start

Claude Desktop one-click

1. Download airmcp-<version>.mcpb from Releases.

2. Drag it onto Claude Desktop, or use Settings -> Extensions -> Install from file....

3. Choose modules in the install form and finish setup.

Full guide: docs/mcpb.md.

CLI wizard

Install Node.js 20+, then run:

npx airmcp init

The wizard selects a profile, writes MCP client config, and stores preferences in ~/.config/airmcp/config.json.

Non-interactive examples:

npx airmcp init --profile starter --yes
npx airmcp init --profile communications-safe --yes
npx airmcp init --profile productivity --yes
npx airmcp init --profile productivity --yes --client-runtime direct

Check the install:

npx airmcp doctor

Common Workflows

Once connected, ask your MCP client in natural language:

• "Brief me on today's calendar, overdue reminders, unread mail, and recent notes."

• "Turn today's meetings into a prep checklist."

• "Draft replies for urgent mail, but ask before sending anything."

• "For my next meeting, find related notes, contacts, files, and reminders."

• "Search my Safari tabs for that article and save the summary to Notes."

• "Run my Morning Routine shortcut."

• "Take a screenshot and save it to my Desktop."

More workflow examples live in docs/workflows.md.

Runtime Model

AirMCP is designed to keep a large local capability surface usable without dumping the full catalog into every client context.

• Profiles: starter, communications-safe, productivity, full, or custom.

• Tool exposure: progressive, profile, or full.

• Module packs: enable only the packs you want with npx airmcp modules or AIRMCP_MODULE_PACKS=core,productivity.

• Task sessions: start_tool_session, discover_tools, and run_tool allow a broad runtime to behave like a narrow task-specific toolbelt.

• Opt-in network modules: webhooks and powerautomate stay off in every profile until explicitly enabled.

Useful commands:

npx airmcp modules
npx airmcp modules enable productivity --install
npx airmcp --full
npx airmcp workflows
npx airmcp workflows --readiness
npx airmcp workflows daily-briefing --prompt

The complete generated tool manifest is in docs/tool-manifest.json.

Current generated surfaces: 233 Shortcuts / Siri AppIntents, 84 Interactive Snippet views, and 13 AppEnum pickers. The sessionless discovery card uses MCP schema version 2025-11-25.

Safety Model

AirMCP treats local app access as a governed action layer, not a blind shell for agents.

• Per-call human approval for destructive and sensitive actions at the default sensitive-only HITL level.

• HMAC-chained audit log at ~/.airmcp/audit.jsonl, with tamper detection covered by tests.

• Rate limits: 60/min globally and 10 destructive/hr.

• Emergency stop: touch ~/.config/airmcp/emergency-stop blocks destructive tools without restarting the server.

• Inbound HTTP policy through AIRMCP_ALLOW_NETWORK: loopback-only by default, with token, origin, or OAuth modes available for wider exposure.

• OAuth 2.1 + Resource Indicators for HTTP runtimes that need scoped access control, with RS256/ES256 JWT verification.

Environment variables are indexed in docs/environment.md. HTTP policy details are in RFC 0002, and OAuth details are in RFC 0005.

Client Setup

The recommended desktop pattern is one local AirMCP runtime, with clients connecting to it. The app or setup wizard generates a per-install token at:

~/Library/Application Support/AirMCP/http-token

Stdio clients can proxy into the app-owned HTTP runtime:

npx -y airmcp connect --url http://127.0.0.1:3847/mcp

Set AIRMCP_HTTP_TOKEN to the token value when using that proxy.

Examples:

claude mcp add --env AIRMCP_HTTP_TOKEN=<token> airmcp -- npx -y airmcp connect --url http://127.0.0.1:3847/mcp
codex mcp add --env AIRMCP_HTTP_TOKEN=<token> airmcp -- npx -y airmcp connect --url http://127.0.0.1:3847/mcp

Direct stdio mode still works for development or isolated client-owned runtimes:

npx -y airmcp

Browser-based MCP clients should use HTTP mode with token and origin checks. See docs/oauth-browser-pkce.md for the browser/OAuth path.

Siri and Shortcuts

AirMCP can generate AppIntents and AppShortcuts from the same MCP tool manifest. That gives Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, widgets, and the Action Button typed access to the same governed runtime.

Destructive intents are opt-in with AIRMCP_APPINTENTS_DESTRUCTIVE=true. AskAirMCPIntent and FoundationModels-backed Apple Intelligence paths are preview-only and require explicit Swift builds.

Guide: docs/shortcuts.md. Architecture: RFC 0007.

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/heznpc/AirMCP.git
cd AirMCP
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

Useful checks:

npm test
npm run mcp:validate
npm run dev:test -- notes
npm run dev:test:changed

Swift bridge:

npm run swift-build

FoundationModels preview builds require macOS 26+, Apple Silicon, a compatible SDK, and the explicit compile flag:

cd swift
swift build -c release -Xswiftc -DAIRMCP_ENABLE_FOUNDATION_MODELS

Local build artifacts can grow after Swift or app builds. To inspect or reclaim ignored artifacts:

npm run clean:local
npm run clean:local:apply
npm run size:check

Testing guide: docs/testing.md.

Requirements

• macOS for the server runtime.

• Node.js 20 or newer.

• macOS Automation, Accessibility, Full Disk Access, Location, Bluetooth, or Photos permissions as required by the modules you enable.

• Optional Swift bridge built from source for Swift-backed tools. It is not bundled into the npm package, .mcpb, or menubar app distribution.

• FoundationModels-backed Apple Intelligence preview requires macOS 26+, Apple Silicon, and AIRMCP_ENABLE_FOUNDATION_MODELS.

The iOS server is preview, not the shipping surface. macOS is the supported runtime.

Documentation

• Tool manifest: generated list of registered tools.

• Workflows: target workflows and prompt catalog.

• Skills DSL: YAML workflow syntax and built-ins.

• Shortcuts: Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and AppIntents.

• Environment variables: all runtime knobs.

• MCPB install: Claude Desktop extension package.

• OAuth browser PKCE: browser client setup.

• RFC index: design records and architecture notes.

• Testing: development test workflow.

• Project direction: product direction and positioning.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, code style, and PR guidelines.

First-time contributors can look for good first issue.

Community

• GitHub Discussions

• Issues

• Changelog

License

MIT