Arc Control (macOS) MCP server

by DB-25·io.github.DB-25/arc-control-mcp·v0.3.0

macOS-only MCP server for the Arc browser: tabs, navigation, page reading, DOM, scripting

A85/100grade A

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A85/100

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No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-20 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

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Code scan14 source files scanned20/25
–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 20 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

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Overall 85/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y arc-control-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add arc-control-mcp -- npx -y arc-control-mcp

Is Arc Control (macOS) MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (85/100). Read the Arc Control (macOS) safety report
How do I install Arc Control (macOS)?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Arc Control (macOS) need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 3 settings from the environment.
Is Arc Control (macOS) maintained?: The last commit was 20 days ago (2026-08-31). The latest release is v0.3.0.
What can I use instead of Arc Control (macOS)?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: mac-control-mcp server, Toolpiper MCP server and AIHawk MCP server. Compare all Arc Control (macOS) alternatives.

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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

ARC_MCP_LABELNames this agent's tab ownership. Two agents with different labels never see each other's owned tabs. Defaults to "default".
ARC_MCP_SPACEThe Arc space new tabs open into, when a space with that name exists. Arc will not let a script create a space, so make it by hand. Defaults to "Agent".
ARC_MCP_STATE_DIRDirectory where per-session tab ownership is recorded, so a restarted agent can clean up the tabs its previous run left behind. Defaults to ~/Library/Application Support/arc-control-mcp.

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