macOS
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brew install --cask mattt/tap/imcplocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Install iMCP with Homebrew Cask
MCP server app for your application. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
MCP server app for your application
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
Homebrew tap
This package is distributed through mattt/tap, a third-party tap.
View the verified package definition · Last verified 2026-10-17
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Project history and usage
iMCP connects MCP-compatible AI clients to personal data and services available through macOS, including Calendar, Contacts, Messages, Reminders, Maps, Location, Shortcuts, Phone, and Voicemail.
Project history
iMCP was created as an open-source macOS application and bundled MCP server for exposing selected Apple-platform services to compatible AI clients.
Adoption history
The project documents connections to Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and Amp, reflecting MCP's use as a common transport between desktop AI clients and local tools.
How it is used
Install and open the application, grant the requested macOS permissions, then configure an MCP client to launch the bundled imcp-server executable. A client-approval dialog controls whether a connecting application is trusted.
Why package nerds care
iMCP packages macOS frameworks and user-authorized personal data behind a local MCP server. It is a representative example of Homebrew casks distributing graphical applications that also contain agent-facing command-line services.
Timeline
- MCP era: iMCP emerged as a native bridge between macOS services and MCP-compatible AI clients.
Related projects
- Claude Desktop is a documented client: iMCP can add its bundled server command to Claude Desktop's MCP configuration. Claude Code can also register the same executable globally.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for iMCP. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-10-22
manager version1.7.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mattt/iMCPnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:mattt/tap/imcp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://github.com/mattt/homebrew-tap/blob/2eec67f8693206ccab01abf22fd5e4feaa54bd58/Casks/imcp.rb |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mattt/iMCP |
| Repository | https://github.com/mattt/iMCP |
| Source archive | https://github.com/mattt/iMCP/releases/download/1.7.0/iMCP.zip |
| SHA-256 | 2054c2f9b5fdc964f2eaac2d723c144c0439a87d49c911c6b46040921cbb0e83 |
| Download URL | https://github.com/mattt/iMCP/releases/download/1.7.0/iMCP.zip |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- pkg.so package database