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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add macwhisper --env MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS='<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>' -- uvx macwhisper-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.macwhisper]
command = "uvx"
args = ["macwhisper-mcp-server"]
env = { MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS = "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>" }
# codex mcp add macwhisper --env MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS='<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>' -- uvx macwhisper-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"macwhisper": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"macwhisper-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"macwhisper": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"macwhisper-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"macwhisper": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"macwhisper-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"macwhisper": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"macwhisper-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"macwhisper": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"macwhisper-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS": "<MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.