Truepath Recorder MCP Server

An MCP server that lets your AI agent — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any MCP client — drive TruePath Recorder, the native macOS screen recorder: start, stop, and check recordings…

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What is the Truepath Recorder MCP Server?

Truepath Recorder is an MCP project maintained in the joytruepath/truepath-recorder-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server that lets your AI agent — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any MCP client — drive TruePath Recorder, the native…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /Applications/TruePath Recorder.app/Contents/MacOS/truepath-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

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

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
get_statusidle / starting / recording / paused + elapsed seconds
list_sourcescapturable displays + windows (with ids) for window/area capture
start_recordingstart a recording. All optional: mode (display/window/area), mic, system_audio, codec (h264/hevc), display_id, window_id
stop_recordingstop + return the saved file path, duration, and size

How to install the Truepath Recorder MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "truepath": {
      "command": "/Applications/TruePath Recorder.app/Contents/MacOS/truepath-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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