Apple Notifier MCP Server

An MCP server for sending native macOS notifications

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What is the Apple Notifier MCP MCP server?

Apple Notifier MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP server for sending native macOS notifications.

What you get

Send native macOS notifications and interact with system dialogs through any MCP-compatible client like Claude Desktop or Cline.

Setting it up

The server ships on npm as @smithery/cli, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: OPENAI_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • macOS - Node.js >= 18 - An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cline)

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the apple notifier mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. It is maintained by turlockmike; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

How to install the Apple Notifier MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-notifier": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • macOS - Node.js >= 18 - An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cline)
VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Apple Notifier MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Apple Notifier MCP directly.