MCP server for reading/writing macOS defaults (settings)
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# 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 <word>` - `defaults-read`: - equivalent to running `defaults read <domain> <key>` - if `key` is not provided, the entire domain is read - `defaults-write`: - equivalent to running `defaults write <domain> <key> <value>` ## Quickstart ### Install #### Claude Desktop On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` <details> <summary>Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration</summary> ``` "mcpServers": { "mcp-server-macos-defaults": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/mcp-server-macos-defaults", "run", "mcp-server-macos-defaults" ] } } ``` </details> <details> <summary>Published Servers Configuration</summary> ``` "mcpServers": { "mcp-server-macos-defaults": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-server-macos-defaults" ] } } ``` </details> ## 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 M…
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