notify-mcp MCP Server

A lightweight Bash-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for sending desktop notifications via notify-send. This zero-dependency server enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to…

Local serverstdio

What is the notify-mcp Server?

notify-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the longdog/notify-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A lightweight Bash-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for sending desktop notifications via notify-send. This zero-dependency server enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /absolute/path/to/notify-mcp.sh. 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.

How to install the notify-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notify": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/notify-mcp.sh",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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