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mcp mac control for Zed

io.github.dockndevai/mcp-mac-control

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp mac control in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "mcp-mac-control": {
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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