Apple Files
PYPI · APPLE-FILES-MCP · 2 COMPONENTS
Inspect and manage local files and folders inside allowed roots on macOS.
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Last scanned (29 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 94% of PyPI servers
Category Documents and Files
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security100
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 1 of 29 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 2 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability70
- 67% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Partial
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 891 tokens (~33/item across 27 items; 23 tools + 4 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management93
- Stability observed for 28 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage71
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- All 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 25 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 16 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 15 Oct 26 +40
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: unverified → 0.87 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 67 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.2 functional
- 14 Oct 26 0
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: unverified → 0.83 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 67 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.2 functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.1 functional
- 13 Oct 26 0
- Package version: 1.1.0 → 1.1.1 functional
- 12 Oct 26 −42
- Stability: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 67 → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Package version: 1.0.5 → 1.1.0 functional
- 4 Oct 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 3 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Oct 26 −1
- Stability: pass → 0.93 functional
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 17 Oct 2026 · Analysed pypi/apple-files-mcp@1.1.2
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/JonathanRReed/Apple-MCPs/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/v1.1.2 |
| Rekor log index | 3252400217 |
| Predicate type | PyPI publish attestation https://docs.pypi.org/attestations/publish/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:b0072b25a262bdb216a62cbe0659f4f80c7d7412234a0fd78597c70f6de6e535 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | allowlisted | setuptools.build_meta |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 29 packages
| Packages resolved | 29 |
|---|---|
| No linked repository | 1 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
files_add_tags Add Tags ~41
Add Finder tags to a file or folder. Requires safe_manage or full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| tags | array | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_create_folder Create Folder ~24
Create a folder inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_delete_path Delete Path ~33
Delete a file or empty folder inside the allowed roots. Requires full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_get_file_info Get File Info ~29
Get metadata for a file or folder inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_get_icloud_status Get iCloud Status ~30
Report whether local iCloud Drive is available and whether it is part of the current allowed roots.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_get_prompt Files Get Prompt ~33
Fallback prompt rendering tool for tool-only MCP clients.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| arguments_json | – | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
files_get_tags Get Tags ~29
Read Finder tags for a file or folder inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_health Files Health ~16
Report the active Apple Files MCP configuration.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| allowed_roots | array | yes | – |
| capabilities | array | yes | – |
| ok | boolean | – | – |
| safety_mode | string | yes | – |
| server_name | string | yes | – |
| supports | array | yes | – |
| transport | string | yes | – |
| version | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_list_allowed_roots List Allowed Roots ~21
List the file system roots the server may access.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| count | integer | yes | – |
| ok | boolean | – | – |
| roots | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_list_directory List Directory ~26
List files and folders inside an allowed directory path.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_list_prompts Files List Prompts ~21
Fallback prompt discovery tool for tool-only MCP clients.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
files_list_recent_locations List Recent Locations ~33
List recently active parent folders across the allowed roots, including iCloud-aware metadata.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_move_path Move Path ~35
Move or rename a file or folder inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| destination | string | yes | – |
| source | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_open_path Open Path ~35
Open a file or folder in the default app. Requires safe_manage or full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_permission_guide Files Permission Guide ~22
Explain how Apple Files MCP access is scoped on this machine.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
files_read_text_file Read Text File ~37
Read a UTF-8 text file inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| max_bytes | integer | – | – |
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_recent_files Recent Files ~25
List recently modified files inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_remove_tags Remove Tags ~41
Remove Finder tags from a file or folder. Requires safe_manage or full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| tags | array | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_reveal_in_finder Reveal In Finder ~36
Reveal a file or folder in Finder. Requires safe_manage or full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_search_files Search Files ~39
Search file and folder names inside the allowed roots.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| base_path | – | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
files_set_tags Set Tags ~41
Replace Finder tags for a file or folder. Requires safe_manage or full_access safety mode.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| tags | array | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | – | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_tool_info Get Tool Info ~48
Load the full schema, examples, and metadata for one tool from this server.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_examples | boolean | – | – |
| include_schema | boolean | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
search_tools Search Tools ~50
Search this server's tool catalog by keyword, alias, or domain tag.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain_tags | – | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| mode | string | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Apple Files MCP server?
Apple Files runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx apple-files-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · apple-files-mcp
claude mcp add jonathanrreed-apple-files-mcp -- uvx apple-files-mcp
What is the Apple Files MCP server?
Apple Files is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.JonathanRReed/apple-files-mcp. Inspect and manage local files and folders inside allowed roots on macOS. This page covers its PyPI package (apple-files-mcp).
Is the Apple Files MCP server safe to use?
Apple Files scores 91 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 17 October 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Apple Files MCP server expose?
Apple Files exposes 23 tools: files_health, files_permission_guide, files_list_allowed_roots, files_list_directory, files_search_files, and 18 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 745 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Apple Files MCP server still maintained?
Apple Files is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Apple Files MCP server under?
Apple Files declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.