Apple Shortcuts MCP

This is a simple MCP server that leverages the MacOS Shortcuts functionality to perform specific tasks:

Local serverstdio

What is the Apple Shortcuts MCP Server?

Apple Shortcuts MCP is an MCP project maintained in the as2811-project/apple-shortcuts-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This is a simple MCP server that leverages the MacOS Shortcuts functionality to perform specific tasks”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares GEMINI_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Apple Shortcuts MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Shortcuts-MCP": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/THIS/DIRECTORY",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.