{"id":"joshrutkowski-applescript-mcp","name":"applescript-mcp","af_score":58.0,"security_score":53.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"An MCP server for macOS that exposes AppleScript-driven actions (calendar, clipboard, Finder, notifications, system controls, iTerm, Shortcuts, Mail, Messages, Notes, and Pages) to LLM/MCP clients via tool calls over stdio.","best_when":"You need local, user-approved macOS automation from an MCP-capable agent to perform interactive productivity tasks.","avoid_when":"You need a network API with fine-grained auth/rate limiting or strong reliability guarantees for repeated/transactional operations.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:32:41.531116+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["stdio transport (MCP server), no network API authentication described"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Apple Automation permission prompts may be required (Automation/Scripting permissions; some features mention Full Disk Access).","Some actions (e.g., Messages/Mail) may fail depending on OS privacy permissions and app states.","Retrying side-effecting actions (create/send) without idempotency can create duplicates."],"error_quality":0.0}