Apple Files MCP Server

Name: Apple Files MCP Server
Author: io.github.JonathanRReed

io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-files-mcp

Repository Registry

What is the Apple Files MCP server?

Inspect and manage local files and folders inside allowed roots on macOS.

How to install Apple Files

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE
Safety mode for file operations: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.
APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS
Comma-separated directories the server may access. Defaults to Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and iCloud Drive.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add apple-files-mcp --env APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE> --env APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS=<YOUR_APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS> -- uvx apple-files-mcp