mcp mac control for VS Code
io.github.dockndevai/mcp-mac-control
Full macOS control — drive a Mac like a human: shell, AppleScript, files, and human-like GUI.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install mcp mac control in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macctl-safe-mode",
"description": "MACCTL_SAFE_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macctl-mode",
"description": "MACCTL_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macctl-confirm",
"description": "MACCTL_CONFIRM",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macctl-path-allowlist",
"description": "MACCTL_PATH_ALLOWLIST",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macctl-protected-paths",
"description": "MACCTL_PROTECTED_PATHS",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-mac-control": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dockndevai/mcp-mac-control"
],
"env": {
"MACCTL_SAFE_MODE": "${input:macctl-safe-mode}",
"MACCTL_MODE": "${input:macctl-mode}",
"MACCTL_CONFIRM": "${input:macctl-confirm}",
"MACCTL_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "${input:macctl-path-allowlist}",
"MACCTL_PROTECTED_PATHS": "${input:macctl-protected-paths}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs