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Apple System MCP Server

io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-system-mcp

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What is the Apple System MCP server?

Read and manage macOS system settings and perform scoped desktop actions.

How to install Apple System

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE

    Safety mode for system operations: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-system-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-system-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-system-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-system-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-system-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-system-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "apple-system-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-system-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<YOUR_APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add apple-system-mcp --env APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE=<YOUR_APPLE_SYSTEM_MCP_SAFETY_MODE> -- uvx apple-system-mcp

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