Mac Shell MCP

Name: Mac Shell MCP
Author: cfdude

cfdude

Runs macOS terminal commands in ZSH with a command whitelist and approval for risky commands.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

claude mcp add mac-shell -- node build/index.js

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mac-shell]
command = "node"
args = ["build/index.js"]

# codex mcp add mac-shell -- node build/index.js

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-shell": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mac-shell": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-shell": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-shell": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-shell": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "build/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}