applescript-mcp MCP — Anwendungsfälle, Installieren & Live-Demo

Name: applescript-mcp MCP Server
Author: peakmojo

Warum nutzen

Hauptfunktionen

Execute any AppleScript command and return results to Claude
Control Notes, Calendar, Contacts, Messages, Finder, and other macOS apps
Spotlight file search and Finder operations
System info retrieval — battery, disk space, screenshots
Remote execution via SSH for Docker setups

Live-Demo

In der Praxis

applescript-mcp.replay ▶ bereit

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Installieren

Wählen Sie Ihren Client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "applescript-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Öffne Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Nach dem Speichern neu starten.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "applescript-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor nutzt das gleiche mcpServers-Schema wie Claude Desktop. Projektkonfiguration schlägt die globale.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "applescript-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Klicken Sie auf das MCP-Servers-Symbol in der Cline-Seitenleiste, dann "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "applescript-mcp": {
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Gleiche Struktur wie Claude Desktop. Windsurf neu starten zum Übernehmen.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "applescript-mcp",
      "command": "TODO",
      "args": [
        "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue nutzt ein Array von Serverobjekten statt einer Map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "applescript-mcp": {
      "command": {
        "path": "TODO",
        "args": [
          "See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

In context_servers hinzufügen. Zed lädt beim Speichern neu.

claude mcp add applescript-mcp -- TODO 'See README: https://github.com/peakmojo/applescript-mcp'

Einzeiler. Prüfen mit claude mcp list. Entfernen mit claude mcp remove.

Anwendungsfälle

Praxisnahe Nutzung: applescript-mcp

How to create calendar events with natural language using applescript-mcp

👤 Mac users who want to manage their calendar via Claude ⏱ ~5 min beginner

Wann einsetzen: You want to quickly create, modify, or query calendar events without opening Calendar.app.

Voraussetzungen

macOS with SSH enabled — System Settings → Sharing → Remote Login
applescript-mcp installed — npx -y @peakmojo/applescript-mcp or uvx applescript-mcp

Ablauf

Create an event

Create a calendar event titled 'Team Standup' for tomorrow at 10am, 30 minutes long, in my Work calendar.✓ Kopiert

→ Confirmation that the event was created with date and time
Query upcoming events

What events do I have this week?✓ Kopiert

→ List of calendar events with times and titles

Ergebnis: Calendar events created and queried without leaving the chat.

Fallstricke

AppleScript uses calendar names that must match exactly — List available calendars first before creating events

Kombinieren mit: filesystem

Search and organize files on your Mac with applescript-mcp

👤 Mac power users looking for file management automation ⏱ ~10 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: You need to find scattered files across your Mac and organize them.

Voraussetzungen

applescript-mcp running — npx -y @peakmojo/applescript-mcp

Ablauf

Search for files

Use Spotlight to find all PDF files on my Mac modified in the last week.✓ Kopiert

→ List of file paths matching the criteria
Organize results

Move all those PDFs into ~/Documents/Recent-PDFs/, creating the folder if needed.✓ Kopiert

→ Confirmation of files moved

Ergebnis: Files found via Spotlight and organized into a designated folder.

Fallstricke

Spotlight index may be incomplete — Ensure Spotlight indexing is enabled for the relevant drives in System Settings

Kombinieren mit: filesystem

Kombinationen

Mit anderen MCPs für 10-fache Wirkung

applescript-mcp + filesystem

Use AppleScript to find files via Spotlight, then filesystem MCP to read and process their contents

Find all .md files modified today using Spotlight, then read and summarize each one.✓ Kopiert

applescript-mcp + github

Create calendar reminders for upcoming GitHub PR review deadlines

Check my open PR review requests on GitHub and create calendar reminders for any that are overdue.✓ Kopiert

Werkzeuge

Was dieses MCP bereitstellt

Werkzeug	Eingaben	Wann aufrufen	Kosten
run_applescript	script: str	Execute any AppleScript command on the connected Mac	0

Kosten & Limits

Was der Betrieb kostet

API-Kontingent: No external API — runs locally on macOS
Tokens pro Aufruf: 200–1000 tokens per script execution
Kosten in €: Free
Tipp: Keep scripts focused on one task per call to minimize token usage from large outputs.

Sicherheit

Rechte, Secrets, Reichweite

Credential-Speicherung: SSH credentials needed for remote execution — store in env vars, not in config files

Datenabfluss: All execution is local to the Mac. No external network calls unless your script makes them.

WARNING: This MCP grants full system control via AppleScript. It can read/write files, send messages, execute shell commands, and control any application. Only use with trusted prompts and review scripts before execution.
Never run this on a production machine or with access to sensitive data you wouldn't want an AI to process.
SSH remote execution exposes the target Mac to any command the AI generates. Use strong credentials and restrict network access.

Fehlerbehebung

Häufige Fehler und Lösungen

AppleScript execution failed — not authorized

Grant Terminal (or your MCP host) access in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation and Accessibility.

Prüfen: osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to get name of every disk'

SSH connection refused

Enable Remote Login in System Settings → Sharing. Verify SSH credentials are correct.

Prüfen: ssh your-user@localhost 'echo ok'

Application not responding to AppleScript

Some apps have limited or no AppleScript support. Check the app's AppleScript dictionary in Script Editor.

Prüfen: Open Script Editor → File → Open Dictionary → select the app

Alternativen

applescript-mcp vs. andere

Alternative	Wann stattdessen	Kompromiss
filesystem MCP	You only need file read/write without controlling macOS apps	Much narrower scope but no system-level access risks

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