MCP server that can execute commands such as keyboard input and mouse movement on macOS
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- Move mouse cursor to specified coordinates
- Perform left or right mouse clicks
- Send keyboard shortcuts and key combinations
- Scroll in four directions with configurable clicks
- Capture full screen or a region as file path or inline image
- Execute AppleScript code directly or from a file
Install via Homebrew (brew install NakaokaRei/tap/swift-mcp-gui) or from source using swift package experimental-install. Then add the binary path to your MCP client configuration (e.g., /opt/homebrew/bin/swift-mcp-gui on Apple Silicon, /usr/local/bin/swift-mcp-gui on Intel, or ~/.swiftpm/bin/swift-mcp-gui for source builds).
# Swift MCP GUI Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows controlling macOS through [SwiftAutoGUI](https://github.com/NakaokaRei/SwiftAutoGUI). This server provides tools for programmatically controlling the mouse and keyboard through MCP clients.
## Requirements
- macOS 15.0 or later
- Swift 6.0 or later
- Xcode 16.0 or later
## Installation
### Homebrew (recommended)
Install via the [NakaokaRei/tap](https://github.com/NakaokaRei/homebrew-tap):
```bash
brew install NakaokaRei/tap/swift-mcp-gui
```
Then point your MCP client at the installed binary:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"swift-mcp-gui": {
"command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/swift-mcp-gui"
}
}
}
```
On Intel Macs the path is `/usr/local/bin/swift-mcp-gui`. To upgrade later, run
`brew upgrade swift-mcp-gui`.
### From source
1. Clone this repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/NakaokaRei/swift-mcp-gui.git
cd swift-mcp-gui
```
2. Install
```bash
swift package experimental-install
```
3. Add command to your MCP client.
```json
{
"mcpServers" : {
"swift-mcp-gui" : {
"command" : "/Users/USERNAME/.swiftpm/bin/swift-mcp-gui"
}
}
}
```
## Available Tools
The server provides the following tools for controlling macOS:
### 1. Mouse Movement
- Tool name: `moveMouse`
- Input:
- `x`: number (x-coordinate) - accepts integers, doubles, or string representations
- `y`: number (y-coordinate) - accepts integers, doubles, or string representations
- Moves the mouse cursor to the specified coordinates
### 2. Mouse Clicks
- Tool name: `mouseClick`
- Input:
- `button`: string ("left" or "right")
- Performs a mouse click at the current cursor position
### 3. Keyboard Input
- Tool name: `sendKeys`
- Input:
- `keys`: array of strings (key names)
- Sends keyboard shortcuts or key combinations
- Example keys: "command", "control", "option", "shift", "return", "space", "a", "1", etc.
### 4. Scrolling
- Tool name: `scroll`
- Input:
- `direction`: string ("up", "down", "left", "right")
- `clicks`: number (number of scroll clicks)
- Performs scrolling in the specified direction
### 5. Screen Size
- Tool name: `getScreenSize`
- Returns the main screen dimensions (width and height)
### 6. Pixel Color
- Tool name: `getPixelColor`
- Input:
- `x`: number (x-coordinate) - accepts integers, doubles, or string representations
- `y`: number (y-coordinate) - accepts integers, doubles, or string representations
- Returns the RGBA color values (0-255) of the pixel at the specified coordinates
### 7. Capture Screen
- Tool name: `captureScreen`
- Input:
- `quality`: number (optional, 0.0-1.0, default: 0.5) - JPEG compression quality
- `scale`: number (optional, 0.1-1.0, default: 0.25) - Scale factor for image size
- `output`: string (optional, "path" or "image", default: "path") - Output format
- `output: "path"` (default): Saves to a temporary file and returns the file path with dimensions. Reduces token consumption.
- `output: "image"`: Returns inline image content for AI vision (e.g. Claude)
### 8. Capture Region
- Tool name: `captureRegion`
- Input:
- `x`: number (x-coordinate of the region)
- `y`: number (y-coordinate of the region)
- `width`: number (width of the region)
- `height`: number (height of the region)
- `quality`: number (optional, 0.0-1.0, default: 0.5) - JPEG compression quality
- `scale`: number (optional, 0.1-1.0, default: 0.25) - Scale factor for image size
- `output`: string (optional, "path" or "image", default: "path") - Output format
- `output: "path"` (default): Saves to a temporary file and returns the file path with dimensions. Reduces token consumption.
- `output: "image"`: Returns inline image content for AI vision (e.g. Claude)
### 9. Save Screenshot
- Tool name: `saveScreenshot`
- Input:
- `filename`: string (path to save the screenshot)
- `x`: number (optional, x-coordinate of the region)
- `y`: number (optional, y-coordinate of the region)
- `width`: number (optional, width of the region)
- `height`: number (optional, height of the region)
- `quality`: number (optional, 0.0-1.0, default: 0.1) - JPEG compression quality
- `scale`: number (optional, 0.1-1.0, default: 0.25) - Scale factor for image size
- Captures the screen or a region and saves it to a file
- File format is determined by the filename extension (.jpg, .jpeg, .png)
- Quality parameter only affects JPEG files
### 10. Execute AppleScript
- Tool name: `executeAppleScript`
- Input:
- `script`: string (AppleScript code to execute)
- Executes AppleScript code directly and returns the result
- Returns "AppleScript Result: <result>" if the script returns a value
- Returns "AppleScript executed successfully (no result returned)" if the script completes without returning a value
### 11. Execute AppleScript File
- Tool name: `executeAppleScriptFile`
- Input:
- `path`: string (path to the AppleScript file)
- Executes an AppleScript from a file and returns the result
- Returns "AppleScript Result: <result>" if the script returns a value
- Returns "AppleScript file executed successfully (no result returned): <path>" if the script completes without returning a value
## Security Considerations
This server requires full accessibility permissions in System Preferences to control your mouse and keyboard. Be careful when running it and only connect trusted MCP clients.
## License
MIT License
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