Snipper-mcp Server

SnipperApp 3 is a native macOS code snippet manager. It ships its own Model Context Protocol server, so AI assistants can search, read, create and organise the snippets in your library. There is…

Local serverstdio

What is the Snipper-mcp Server?

snipper-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the snipperapp/snipper-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “SnipperApp 3 is a native macOS code snippet manager. It ships its own Model Context Protocol server, so AI assistants can search, read, create and…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /Applications/SnipperApp 3.app/Contents/MacOS/snipper-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
AreaTools
Snippetssearch_snippets, get_snippet, create_snippet, update_snippet, delete_snippet
Folderslist_folders, create_folder, update_folder, delete_folder
Tagslist_tags, create_tag, delete_tag, add_tag_to_snippet, remove_tag_from_snippet
Attachmentslist_attachments, get_attachment, create_attachment, delete_attachment
Organisationlist_workspaces, list_storages, list_groups, list_languages

How to install the Snipper-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snipper": {
      "command": "/Applications/SnipperApp 3.app/Contents/MacOS/snipper-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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