Siri Shortcuts MCP Server

MCP server that provides access to Siri shortcuts. The siri shortcuts mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 3 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

This MCP server provides access to Siri shortcuts functionality via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows listing, opening, and running shortcuts from the macOS Shortcuts app.

• Exposes all shortcuts, meaning the LLM can call anything that is available in the Shortcuts app
• List all available shortcuts
• Open shortcuts in the Shortcuts app
• Run shortcuts with optional input parameters
• Dynamically generated tools for each available shortcut

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

• Returns — Array of shortcut names
• Input — - name (string): Name of the shortcut to open
• Description — Runs the specific shortcut

Adding it to your client

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: GENERATE_SHORTCUT_TOOLS, INJECT_SHORTCUT_LIST. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

When to reach for it

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Siri Shortcuts's toolset — Returns, Input, Description — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dvcrn; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Caveats

• 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.
• MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the siri shortcuts mcp server does with a few real requests.