macOS Control — AI Mac Automation
Give Claude direct control of your Mac through 15 MCP tools. Open apps, toggle dark mode, search files, take screenshots, manage clipboard — all via natural language.
Location
Project: /Users/apple/Aiwithdhruv/AI Development/Claude/Mac-Automation/ MCP Server: Mac-Automation/macos_mcp.py
Tools Reference
System (read-only)
get_system_info() # macOS version, chip, RAM, uptime
get_running_apps() # All visible running apps
get_disk_usage() # Storage per volume
App Control
open_app(app_name="Safari") # Launch app (validated against /Applications/)
close_app(app_name="Notes") # Graceful quit via AppleScript
switch_to_app(app_name="Terminal") # Bring to foreground
Display & Audio
toggle_dark_mode() # Switch light <-> dark (instant visual)
set_volume(level=50) # 0-100, auto-unmutes
Notifications
send_notification(title="Hey", message="Class starting!", sound="Glass")
play_sound(sound_name="Ping") # 14 system sounds available
Files & Search
spotlight_search(query="invoice.pdf", folder="~/Documents", limit=20)
open_folder(folder_path="~/Desktop") # Opens in Finder
Clipboard
get_clipboard() # Read current clipboard
set_clipboard(text="Hello World") # Write to clipboard
Screenshot
take_screenshot(region="full") # Saves PNG to Desktop
take_screenshot(region="window") # Front window only
Schema
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
| app_name | str | varies | App name without.app (e.g., 'Safari') |
| level | int | varies | Volume 0-100 |
| title | str | varies | Notification title |
| message | str | varies | Notification body |
| sound | str | no | Sound name (default/Glass/Ping/Pop/etc.) |
| query | str | varies | Spotlight search query |
| folder | str | no | Folder to scope search |
| text | str | varies | Text for clipboard |
| region | str | no | Screenshot region (full/window) |
Outputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|
| result | str | Human-readable result or error message |
Credentials
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
| (none) | — | — | No credentials needed — uses local macOS commands |
Composable With
ghost-browser — screenshot → analyze → automate browsergoogle-mcp — search files → email attachmentinstantly-campaigns — clipboard → email templates
Cost
Free — stdlib only, no API calls.
Safety
- Blocked keywords: rm, sudo, shutdown, format, erase, passwd, kill
- App names validated against /Applications/
- AppleScript strings sanitized
- 10s timeout on all commands
- No shell=True anywhere
