Mac Control MCP server

by dockndevai·io.github.dockndevai/mcp-mac-control·v0.2.1

Full macOS control — drive a Mac like a human: shell, AppleScript, files, and human-like GUI.

A89/100grade A

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A89/100

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan23 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10

Overall 89/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-mac-control on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add mcp-mac-control -- npx -y @dockndevai/mcp-mac-control

Is Mac Control MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (89/100). Read the Mac Control safety report
How do I install Mac Control?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Mac Control need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 5 settings from the environment.
Is Mac Control maintained?: The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-19). The latest release is v0.2.1.
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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

MACCTL_SAFE_MODESet true to invert to safe-by-default: read-only, all powers gated, confirmations on. Default false (full control).
MACCTL_MODEAccess mode: read-only | read-write | admin. Defaults to admin (or read-only in safe mode).
MACCTL_CONFIRMSet true to require human approval (via MCP elicitation) on destructive ops. Default off in full control.
MACCTL_PATH_ALLOWLISTComma-separated path roots the agent may touch (empty = anywhere).
MACCTL_PROTECTED_PATHSComma-separated path roots that may be read but never modified/deleted (empty by default in full control).

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