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DimensionAppleScript MCP ServerExecute AppleScript to get full control of your MacMartinLoop MCP ServerAn independent control layer that gives AI coding agents budgets, brakes, and receipts
FMRS41 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2016 / 20
Documentation9 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience10 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Users of Claude Desktop who want to control their Mac via natural language
  • Developers who need to automate common macOS tasks like managing calendar, notes, mail, and file system
  • Users who want a simple MCP server with minimal setup
  • Engineering teams scaling AI coding agents while controlling spend
  • Platform teams that need auditable, rollback-aware agent execution records
  • Organizations using multiple agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) under one governed flow
Not for
  • Users who need remote execution without SSH setup (unless they configure SSH options)
  • Users who need platform-agnostic control (server only runs on macOS)
  • Production environments requiring advanced security sandboxing or auditing, since it allows arbitrary AppleScript execution
  • Developers who just want a simple code-completion helper without run governance
  • Teams unwilling to accept local JSONL run records with HMAC signing
  • Environments without a supported adapter (Claude/Codex/Gemini CLIs, direct provider, or verifier-only)
Required permissions
  • Ability to execute AppleScript code, which can access apps and data on the Mac
  • Access to file system (read/write files)
  • Ability to execute shell commands
  • Remote connection via SSH (if enabled)
  • Read/write access to the configured repo root (writable scope restrictable via --allow-path/--deny-path)
  • Ability to invoke the chosen agent CLI (Claude/Codex/Gemini, etc.) and its underlying model account
  • Local disk writes for run records, receipts, and share outputs (share/run-receipt., etc.)
  • Execution of user-configured verifier commands (e.g. npm test)
Risks and side effects
  • Executing arbitrary AppleScript may make system changes, including deleting files, modifying settings, or sending messages
  • Access to sensitive data such as contacts, calendar, mail, and file contents
  • If used with SSH remote execution, credentials could be exposed, and remote control could be abused
  • AppleScript errors may cause unexpected behavior or system instability
  • Verifier commands are executed; poorly chosen verifier commands carry security risk despite preflight policy checks
  • Cost and token figures may be estimates (labeled with provenance) and should not be treated as settled accounting
  • Receipt integrity must be verified before use as trustworthy evidence; missing rollback evidence is flagged as EVIDENCE_BOUNDARY
  • Policy defaults come from martin.config.yaml and can be overridden by CLI flags; misconfiguration can loosen safety boundaries
Supported clientsClaude DesktopClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Continue
Tools10