Apple Shortcuts

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add mcp-server-apple-shortcuts -e APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

MCP server for Apple Shortcuts via the macOS shortcuts CLI

Questions

Apple Shortcuts is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts.

Run: claude mcp add mcp-server-apple-shortcuts -e APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

Run: codex mcp add mcp-server-apple-shortcuts --env APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

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