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Apple Shortcuts MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants like Claude control Apple Shortcuts automations on macOS. Requires Node.js v18 or higher and macOS with Shortcuts app configured.

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Apple Shortcuts MCP Server 🤖

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants like Claude control Apple Shortcuts automations. This enables AI models to trigger shortcuts and automate tasks on macOS in a safe and controlled way.

What is MCP? 🤔

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a system that lets AI apps, like Claude Desktop, connect to external tools and data sources. It gives a clear and safe way for AI assistants to work with local services and APIs while keeping the user in control.

What does this server do? 🚀

The Apple Shortcuts MCP server:

  • Enables AI assistants to list available shortcuts
  • Allows running shortcuts by name with optional input parameters
  • Provides a simple interface for automation control

Prerequisites 📋

Before you begin, ensure you have:

Configuration to use Apple Shortcuts Server ⚙️

Here's the Claude Desktop configuration to use the Apple Shortcuts server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"]
    }
  }
}

Build Apple Shortcuts Server and run locally 🛠️

  1. Clone this repository:
git clone [email protected]:recursechat/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts.git
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Build project
npm run build

Here's the Claude Desktop configuration to use the Apple Shortcuts server with a local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts/build/index.js"],
    }
  }
}

Usage 🎯

You can ask Claude "list shortcuts" or run a specific shortcut with the shortcut name, for example "get word of the day" or "play a song".

License ⚖️

Apache-2.0