ACMS MCP server

by gattjoe·io.github.gattjoe/ACMS·v0.1.0·3 stars

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Apple Container MCP Server (ACMS) provides access to Apple's container CLI tool on macOS

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3 stars58 downloads/wk

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ACMS tools

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

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan2 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 284 days ago4/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 75/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How ACMS compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 75/100; higher than 45% of 48,255 servers
GitHub stars: 3; more than 80% of 28,688 servers
Downloads a week: 58; more than 48% of 12,191 servers with a package

Install ACMS in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add ACMS -- uvx ACMS

Add to Cursor

What the publisher says

From the ACMS repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

ACMS (Apple Container MCP Server)

ACMS is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides programmatic access to Apple's container CLI tool on macOS. ACMS can be run locally or accessed remotely via HTTP/S.

The point of ACMS is to bring attention to the Containerization package and Container cli efforts. Inspiration for ACMS came from coderunner.

Prerequisites

Mac with Apple Silicon
macOS 26+ - It can run on Sequoia with limitations.
Xcode 26 - required to compile containerization
Apple Containerization Framework - (required for container functionality)
Apple Container Cli - installed and in PATH

Quick Start

Install

Either clone the repository or pip install acms in a venv.

Start Apple Container Services

container system start

Start ACMS Server

# Recommended: Use the startup script
./start-acms.sh

# Or start directly with custom options
python3 acms/acms.py --port 8765 --host 127.0.0.1 > acms.log 2>&1 &

Configure MCP Client

Add to your MCP client configuration:

claude mcp add --transport http acms http://localhost:8765/mcp

Usage Examples

"acms create an ubuntu x64 container ..."

Testing

ACMS includes comprehensive end-to-end testing, just tell Claude to run the "ACMS CLAUDE TEST GUIDE".

Security Considerations

This is not secure, especially if you run it on a remote Mac OS endpoint on your home net. Also, you can lose your data when Claude tries to be helpful.

mcp-name: io.github.gattjoe/ACMS

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

ACMS: common questions

Is ACMS MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (75/100). Read the ACMS safety report
How do I install ACMS?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does ACMS need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is ACMS maintained?: The last commit was 317 days ago (2025-12-22). The latest release is v0.1.0.
How does ACMS compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 75/100 (higher than 45% of 48,255 servers); github stars 3 (more than 80% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 58 (more than 48% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.