mac-developer-bridge
mac-developer-bridge is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. It reaches control and mac. It needs CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY and MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_HTTP_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 52 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Give ChatGPT a real terminal on your Mac. Open-source MCP bridge for shell, files, PTY sessions, jobs, and Codex history.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mac-developer-bridge’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
Give ChatGPT a real terminal on your Mac. Open-source MCP bridge for shell, files, PTY sessions, jobs, and Codex history.
mac-developer-bridge compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mac-developer-bridge (this page) | control, mac | CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY, MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_HTTP_TOKEN | 52 | 2026-10-12 | MIT |
| tradingview-mcp | marketaux | MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN | 5,099 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| mcphub | — | ADMIN_PASSWORD | 2,580 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-remote | — | AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET | 1,652 | 2026-10-20 | MIT |
| mcp-searxng | — | None listed | 1,322 | 2026-10-20 | MIT |
| tuui | — | None listed | 1,159 | 2026-05-14 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with mac-developer-bridge, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about mac-developer-bridge
- What does mac-developer-bridge do?
- Give ChatGPT a real terminal on your Mac. Open-source MCP bridge for shell, files, PTY sessions, jobs, and Codex history.
- How do I install mac-developer-bridge?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/alexanderradahl/mac-developer-bridge
- What does mac-developer-bridge connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches control and mac. The credentials we found in its source are CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY and MAC_DEV_BRIDGE_HTTP_TOKEN.
- Is mac-developer-bridge official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 52 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-12.
- What licence does mac-developer-bridge use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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