https://github.com/g0t4/mcp-server-macos-defaults
macOS defaults - Model Context Protocol server
https://github.com/g0t4/mcp-server-macos-defaults
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macOS defaults - Model Context Protocol server
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/g0t4/mcp-server-macos-defaults
- Owner: g0t4
- Created: 2024-11-28T03:31:11.000Z (12 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-30T01:54:31.000Z (12 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-30T20:29:35.612Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 22.5 KB
- Stars: 11
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# mcp-server-macos-defaults MCP server
MCP server for reading/writing macOS defaults (settings)
## Components
### Tools
- `list-domains`:
- equivalent to running `defaults domains`
- `find`:
- equivalent to running `defaults find `
- `defaults-read`:
- equivalent to running `defaults read `
- if `key` is not provided, the entire domain is read
- `defaults-write`:
- equivalent to running `defaults write `
## Quickstart
### Install
#### Claude Desktop
On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration
```
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-macos-defaults": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/mcp-server-macos-defaults",
"run",
"mcp-server-macos-defaults"
]
}
}
```
Published Servers Configuration
```
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-macos-defaults": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-macos-defaults"
]
}
}
```
## Development
### Building and Publishing
To prepare the package for distribution:
1. Sync dependencies and update lockfile:
```bash
uv sync
```
2. Build package distributions:
```bash
uv build
```
This will create source and wheel distributions in the `dist/` directory.
3. Publish to PyPI:
```bash
uv publish
```
Note: You'll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags:
- Token: `--token` or `UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN`
- Or username/password: `--username`/`UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME` and `--password`/`UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD`
### Debugging
Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging
experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector).
You can launch the MCP Inspector via [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) with this command:
```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/mcp-server-macos-defaults run mcp-server-macos-defaults
```
Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.