Apple Files for VS Code

io.github.jonathanrreed/apple-files-mcp

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

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Apple Files in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "apple-files-mcp-safety-mode",
      "description": "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "apple-files-mcp-allowed-roots",
      "description": "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "apple-files-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-files-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_SAFETY_MODE": "${input:apple-files-mcp-safety-mode}",
        "APPLE_FILES_MCP_ALLOWED_ROOTS": "${input:apple-files-mcp-allowed-roots}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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