Apple Shortcuts runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 561 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.
List, inspect, and run Apple Shortcuts on macOS.
What the code does
We read the source, 14 h ago · rules ccca72095570
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.
completed = subprocess.run(
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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.
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.
claude mcp add apple-shortcuts-mcp -- uvx apple-shortcuts-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-shortcuts-mcp": {
"args": [
"apple-shortcuts-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.apple-shortcuts-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["apple-shortcuts-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-shortcuts-mcp": {
"args": [
"apple-shortcuts-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-shortcuts-mcp": {
"args": [
"apple-shortcuts-mcp"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
APPLE_SHORTCUTS_MCP_SAFETY_MODE (Safety mode for Shortcuts operations: safe_readonly, safe_manage, or full_access.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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Apple Shortcuts — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.