How do I install ACMS?

ACMS is a local plugin. Install it using PyPI package: ACMS and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What AI apps work with ACMS?

ACMS uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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ACMS MCP Server

by Gattjoe

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Free

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

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

Security Report

5.5

Moderate5.5Moderate Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 2 medium validity signals). 4 known CVEs in dependencies (1 critical, 2 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

8 files analyzed · 5 issues found

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-gattjoe-acms": {
      "args": [
        "ACMS"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

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.

footgun

mcp-name: io.github.gattjoe/ACMS

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