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Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts MCP Server

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Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 73 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Sep 2026.

Run iPhone Shortcuts through an encrypted relay, or assigned auto-mode Shortcuts on this Mac.

Installs per day peak 374 · avg 61 · -55% w/w
a month agotoday
73
Installs / week
npm · askew-mcp
2
Stars
0 open issues
30 Sep 2026
Last commit
9 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command src/recipes.ts:80
  return new Promise(res => execFile(cmd, args, { timeout: timeoutMs, maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 }, (e, stdout, stderr) =>

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

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 askew-mcp -- npx -y askew-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "askew-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.askew-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "askew-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "askew-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "askew-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY (Connector key (akc_) from Askew Settings. Required for relay and assigned Mac targets; optional for local action search and recipe build), ASKEW_SERVER (Relay URL. Defaults to https://api.askew.my), ASKEW_KEY_PATH (Where the connector's private key file lives. Defaults to ~/.askew/connector.key).

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Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts?
Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts 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 askew-mcp was installed 73 times last week.
How do I connect Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts?
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 askew-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts?
The npm package askew-mcp was installed 73 times in the last week. Week over week that is -55%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.