ACMS

io.github.gattjoePublished by GitHub account gattjoev0.1.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

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Identifier: io.github.gattjoe/ACMS
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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ACMS exposes Apple's container CLI on macOS so an assistant can create and manage containers from a chat session.

What you can do: Create and run containers through Apple's container CLI on macOS
Manage container lifecycle and related container operations via natural-language requests
Run locally over stdio or as an HTTP endpoint an MCP client connects to
Includes end-to-end testing that the assistant can drive on request
When to use it: Useful on an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26 or later when you want an assistant to spin up and manage containers with Apple's Containerization tooling instead of typing CLI commands yourself.
Requirements: A Mac with Apple Silicon, macOS 26+ (Sequoia with limitations), Xcode 26, the Apple Containerization Framework, and the Apple container CLI installed and on PATH. Install via pip in a venv or by cloning the repo; start the container system first, then the server (default port 8765).

Before you install

The README states the server is not secure, especially when exposed on a remote Mac on a home network, and warns that data can be lost when the assistant acts on its own. Container actions create, change and remove resources, so review what it runs.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open ACMS in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

ACMS (Apple Container MCP Server)

[Downloads] [PyPI Version] [Python version]

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

Start ACMS Server

bash

# Recommended: Use the startup script./start-acms.sh
# Or start directly with custom optionspython3 acms/acms.py --port 8765 --host 127.0.0.1 > acms.log 2>&1 &

# Recommended: Use the startup script./start-acms.sh
# Or start directly with custom optionspython3 acms/acms.py --port 8765 --host 127.0.0.1 > acms.log 2>&1 &

Configure MCP Client

Add to your MCP client configuration:

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

Source: README.md at commit 46c3e44

Tools

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Version history

v0.1.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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