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Apple Shortcuts for Zed

io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts

MCP server for Apple Shortcuts via the macOS shortcuts CLI

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Apple Shortcuts 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-server-apple-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS": "<APPLE_SHORTCUTS_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Apple Shortcuts in other clients