mcp macos for VS Code
io.github.dockndevai/mcp-macos
Observe & operate a Mac — files, processes, apps, shell, AppleScript, GUI — safe by default.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install mcp macos in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macos-mode",
"description": "MACOS_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macos-allow-exec",
"description": "MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macos-allow-delete",
"description": "MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macos-allow-input",
"description": "MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "macos-path-allowlist",
"description": "MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-macos": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dockndevai/mcp-macos"
],
"env": {
"MACOS_MODE": "${input:macos-mode}",
"MACOS_ALLOW_EXEC": "${input:macos-allow-exec}",
"MACOS_ALLOW_DELETE": "${input:macos-allow-delete}",
"MACOS_ALLOW_INPUT": "${input:macos-allow-input}",
"MACOS_PATH_ALLOWLIST": "${input:macos-path-allowlist}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs