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mcp mac control for Cursor

io.github.dockndevai/mcp-mac-control

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

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp mac control in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-mac-control": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-mac-control"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MACCTL_SAFE_MODE": "<MACCTL_SAFE_MODE>",
        "MACCTL_MODE": "<MACCTL_MODE>",
        "MACCTL_CONFIRM": "<MACCTL_CONFIRM>",
        "MACCTL_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "<MACCTL_PATH_ALLOWLIST>",
        "MACCTL_PROTECTED_PATHS": "<MACCTL_PROTECTED_PATHS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs

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