Printmcp MCP server
MCP server for macOS printing — wraps CUPS (lp/lpstat/lpoptions) for printer discovery and printing
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Printmcp tools (5, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
cancel-print-jobwrite actionCancel a CUPS print job by its job id (e.g. 'Brother_HL_L2350DW-42'). Get job ids from list-print-jobs.
get-printer-optionsGet the supported PPD options for a specific printer (e.g. sides, media size, color mode) along with the current default for each option. Useful before calling print-file with custom options.
list-print-jobsList active CUPS print jobs. Optionally filter to a specific printer.
list-printersList all CUPS printers known to macOS, including the system default and accepting state. Use this first to discover what printers are available on this machine / network.
print-filePrint a local file (PDF, plain text, JPEG/PNG, PostScript) via CUPS. If no printer is given, the system default is used.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan15 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 26 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Printmcp compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 93% of 48,243 servers
- Tools
- 5
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 20%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 5
- more than 83% of 28,706 servers
- Downloads a week
- 17
- more than 5% of 12,306 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 4 read · 1 delete
Install Printmcp in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y @aernoud/printmcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add printmcp -- npx -y @aernoud/printmcp
What the publisher says
From the Printmcp repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
macos-mcp
MCP servers for macOS native apps — gives Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client native access to Mail, Numbers, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, and FaceTime / phone calls.
No API keys, no OAuth, no cloud services. Talks directly to macOS apps via AppleScript and URL schemes (tel://, facetime://). Runs locally on your Mac.
CUPS printing (printmcp) used to live here; it moved to office-mcp since it's a shell wrapper, not an AppleScript bridge.
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Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Printmcp: common questions
- Is Printmcp MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Printmcp safety report
- How do I install Printmcp?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Printmcp need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Printmcp maintained?
- The last commit was 65 days ago (2026-09-02). The latest release is v0.1.2.
- How does Printmcp compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 93% of 48,243 servers); tools 5 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 20% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.