shortcuts-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Apple Shortcuts functionality. This server allows AI assistants to list, view, and run your shortcuts through the MCP interface.

Compatible with Cursor, Claude Desktop, and other MCP-enabled applications.

Getting started

Prerequisites

• macOS 14.5 or later
• Xcode 26.0 or later (Swift 6.2)
• mise

Setup with mise

To install mise:

brew install mise

For more information about mise, visit the official documentation.

Quick install

Manual installation

Update your MCP configuration with the following server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortcuts-mcp-server": {
      "command": "mise",
      "args": [
        "x",
        "ubi:artemnovichkov/shortcuts-mcp-server@latest",
        "--",
        "shortcuts-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Xcode 27 agent plug-in

The repo root is a Claude Code style agent plug-in that Xcode 27 can import:

.claude-plugin/
├── plugin.json
└── icon.svg

plugin.json declares the MCP server plus _meta with a custom tool icon and titles.

In Xcode: Settings → Intelligence → Plug-ins → Add Plug-in…, then pick the cloned repository directory.

Usage

Just ask LLM to run a shortcut, show a list of added shortcuts or view a shortcut in Shortcuts app.

If your MCP client supports Prompts and Resources you may check it as well:

Tools

• run - Run a shortcut.
  • name - The name of the shortcut to run (string, required)
• list - List your shortcuts.
  • show-identifiers - Whether to show the identifiers of the shortcuts. (boolean, optional)
• view - View a shortcut in Shortcuts app.
  • name - Name of the shortcut to view (string, required)

Resources

• list - List your shortcuts.

Prompts

• run - Run a shortcut.
  • name - Name of the shortcut to run (string, required)
• list - List your shortcuts.
  • show-identifiers - Whether to show the identifiers of the shortcuts. (boolean, optional)
• view - View a shortcut in Shortcuts app.
  • name - Name of the shortcut to view (string, required)

References

• Run shortcuts from the command line
• List of helpful links for shortcuts information
• Shortcuts Library
• Shortcuts Directory