macOS Tools▌
by tornikegomareli
macOS Tools offers system monitoring and advanced file search with tagging on macOS, using SQLite for historical data an
Provides macOS system monitoring with SQLite-based historical data storage and enhanced file search with tagging support, collecting real-time CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics while offering content-based file searching with regex support and macOS file tagging operations through native utilities like Spotlight and extended attributes.
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best for
- / macOS developers monitoring system resource usage
- / System administrators tracking performance trends
- / Users organizing files with enhanced search and tagging
capabilities
- / Track CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics in real-time
- / Store system performance history in SQLite database
- / Search files by content using regex patterns
- / Add and manage macOS file tags
- / Analyze top resource-consuming processes
- / Get system optimization recommendations
what it does
Monitors macOS system performance with historical SQLite storage and provides advanced file search with content analysis and tagging support.
about
macOS Tools is a community-built MCP server published by tornikegomareli that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. macOS Tools offers system monitoring and advanced file search with tagging on macOS, using SQLite for historical data an It is categorized under file systems, developer tools. This server exposes 2 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install macOS Tools in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
macOS Tools is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
Open GitHub repositoryFAQ
- What is the macOS Tools MCP server?
- macOS Tools is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for macOS Tools?
- This profile displays 75 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★75 reviews- ★★★★★Dev Iyer· Dec 20, 2024
Strong directory entry: macOS Tools surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Aisha Kim· Dec 20, 2024
macOS Tools is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Alexander Brown· Dec 16, 2024
macOS Tools is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 12, 2024
Useful MCP listing: macOS Tools is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Dev Harris· Dec 12, 2024
We wired macOS Tools into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Emma Khanna· Dec 4, 2024
We evaluated macOS Tools against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Arjun Chawla· Nov 23, 2024
macOS Tools is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Alexander Li· Nov 11, 2024
According to our notes, macOS Tools benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Kaira Iyer· Nov 11, 2024
macOS Tools has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Hana Liu· Nov 11, 2024
We evaluated macOS Tools against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
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