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Apple Files for Cursor

io.github.jonathanrreed/apple-files-mcp

Inspect and manage local files and folders inside allowed roots on macOS.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Apple Files in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "<APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE>",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "<APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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