
macOS Notification MCP
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Trigger macOS notifications, sounds, and text-to-speech from an AI assistant.
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๐ macOS Notification MCP
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to trigger macOS notifications, sounds, and text-to-speech.
โจ Features
- ๐ Sound Notifications: Play system sounds like Submarine, Ping, or Tink
- ๐ฌ Banner Notifications: Display visual notifications with customizable title, message, and subtitle
- ๐ฃ๏ธ Speech Notifications: Convert text to speech with adjustable voice, rate, and volume
- ๐๏ธ Voice Management: List and select from available system voices
- ๐งช Testing Tools: Diagnostic utilities to verify all notification methods
โ๏ธ Configure Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"macos-notification-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["macos-notification-mcp"]
}
}
}Then restart Claude Desktop.
๐ ๏ธ Available Notification Tools
๐ Sound Notification
sound_notification(sound_name="Submarine")Available sounds: Basso, Blow, Bottle, Frog, Funk, Glass, Hero, Morse, Ping, Pop, Purr, Sosumi, Submarine, Tink
๐ฌ Banner Notification
banner_notification(
title="Task Complete",
message="Your analysis is ready",
subtitle=None, # Optional
sound=False, # Optional: Play sound with notification
sound_name=None # Optional: Specify system sound
)๐ฃ๏ธ Speech Notification
speak_notification(
text="The process has completed",
voice=None, # Optional: System voice to use
rate=150, # Optional: Words per minute (default: 150)
volume=1.0 # Optional: Volume level 0.0-1.0
)๐๏ธ Voice Management
list_available_voices() # Lists all available text-to-speech voices๐งช Testing
test_notification_system() # Tests all notification methods๐ Implementation Details
- โฑ๏ธ Rate Limiting: Notifications are processed one at a time with a minimum interval of 0.5 seconds
- ๐ Queuing: Multiple notification requests are handled sequentially
- ๐ช OS Integration: Uses native macOS commands (
afplay,osascript,say) - ๐ FastMCP: Built on the FastMCP framework for AI communication
๐ License
MIT License
Copy & paste โ that's it
# Install uv if you don't have it
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# Run the MCP server directly (no installation needed)
uvx macos-notification-mcp๐ Quick Start with uvx (Recommended)
The fastest way to use this tool is with uvx, which runs packages without permanent installation:
# Install uv if you don't have it
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# Run the MCP server directly (no installation needed)
uvx macos-notification-mcp๐ฆ Alternative Installation Methods
Standard installation:
pip install macos-notification-mcpInstall from source:
git clone https://github.com/devizor/macos-notification-mcp
cd macos-notification-mcp
pip install .โ ๏ธ Troubleshooting
- ๐ Permissions: Ensure notifications are allowed in System Settings โ Notifications
- โณ Timing: Only one notification is processed at a time
- ๐ Environment: If using the command directly (not uvx), you may need to use full paths
Licensed under MITโ you can use, modify, and redistribute it under that license's terms.
View the full license file on GitHub โ