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Mac Use MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 106 installs a week from npm. Last commit 11 Mar 2026.

Zero-dependency macOS desktop automation for AI agents. 18 tools via MCP. macOS 13+.

Installs per day peak 37 · avg 18 · +4% w/w
a month agotoday
106
Installs / week
npm · mac-use-mcp
7
Stars
2 open issues
11 Mar 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Mac Use MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mac-use-mcp -- npx -y mac-use-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-use-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-use-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mac-use-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mac-use-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-use-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-use-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mac-use-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-use-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Mac Use MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Mac Use MCP?
Mac Use MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mac-use-mcp was installed 106 times last week.
How do I connect Mac Use MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mac-use-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Mac Use MCP?
The npm package mac-use-mcp was installed 106 times in the last week. Week over week that is +4%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Mac Use MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 7 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.