JCAppleScript
io.github.johnnyclem/jcas-mcp
About JCAppleScript
JCAppleScript is an MCP server published by the GitHub account johnnyclem. Control macOS apps via AppleScript/JXA: sanitized commands for Messages, Mail, Finder, and more.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package jcas-mcp.mcpb at version 2.0.0.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
Version 2.0.0 was published on 28 August 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
JCAS_SAFE_MODE | No | No | Set to 1 to disable tools that execute arbitrary code (execute_applescript, execute_jxa, tell_application) and registry commands flagged dangerous. |
JCAS_APP_MANIFESTS | No | No | Colon-separated list of JSON manifest files with additional community app definitions to load at startup. |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/johnnyclem/JCAppleScript |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account johnnyclem |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 1 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 1 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 52 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
4 forks, 4 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.johnnyclem/jcas-mcp |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account johnnyclem |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account johnnyclem. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | mcpb https://github.com/johnnyclem/JCAppleScript/releases/download/v2.0.0/jcas-mcp.mcpb 2.0.0 (stdio) |
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/johnnyclem/JCAppleScript |
| Website | https://github.com/johnnyclem/JCAppleScript |
| Category | Email & messaging (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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