AppleScript MCP
Lightweight MCP server that enables AI assistants to execute AppleScript commands on macOS, providing control over native Mac applications like Notes, Calendar, Contacts, Messages, and Finder.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Community/specialized tool. Apply standard security practices for category. Review documentation for specific security requirements.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You need a simple, lightweight bridge for AI assistants to control native Mac applications through AppleScript, and you trust the execution environment.
Avoid When
You need cross-platform automation, fine-grained permission controls, or are concerned about arbitrary code execution on your Mac.
Use Cases
- • Automating macOS application interactions via AI assistants
- • Creating and managing Apple Notes programmatically
- • Interacting with Calendar, Contacts, and Messages apps
- • File system operations via Spotlight and Finder
- • Remote Mac control via SSH for headless automation
Not For
- • Non-macOS platforms (AppleScript is Mac-only)
- • Security-sensitive environments where arbitrary script execution is a concern
- • Complex multi-step automation workflows (very minimal tooling)
Interface
Authentication
No authentication required for local use. Remote execution via SSH requires host credentials (user/password) passed in MCP config. No sandboxing or permission scoping - arbitrary AppleScript execution.
Pricing
MIT licensed. Fully free and open source with no external service dependencies.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Executes arbitrary AppleScript with no sandboxing - significant security risk
- ⚠ SSH remote mode stores credentials in plain text in MCP config
- ⚠ No permission scoping - AI can execute any AppleScript the user account can run
- ⚠ macOS-only - no cross-platform support
- ⚠ Minimal codebase (<100 lines) means limited error handling and edge case coverage
- ⚠ No input validation or script sanitization documented
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.