MCP Server to execute AppleScript and JXA on macOS.
MCP Server to execute AppleScript and JXA on macOS. That is what the macos mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
macOS Automator MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that lets MCP clients discover and run AppleScript or JavaScript for Automation (JXA). It is for agents that need to control macOS applications, inspect the system, or reuse scripts from a bundled knowledge base.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at pnpm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 2 tools. What each one is for:
get_scripting_tips — List knowledge-base categories or search for AppleScript and JXA tipsexecute_script — Run one inline script, script file, or knowledge-base script IDConfiguration is passed through the environment: LOCAL_KB_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
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. Macos's toolset — get_scripting_tips, execute_script — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by steipete; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_scripting_tips | List knowledge-base categories or search for AppleScript and JXA tips. |
| execute_script | Run one inline script, script file, or knowledge-base script ID. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"macos_automator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "--package", "@steipete/macos-automator-mcp", "macos-automator-mcp"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL_KB_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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