What is the key difference between Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent and Pageindex MCP?

Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent belongs to the Knowledge & Memory category with local stdio execution, while Pageindex MCP belongs to the Knowledge & Memory category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent or Pageindex MCP in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent and Pageindex MCP free or paid?

Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Pageindex MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent lists 0 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars. Pageindex MCP lists 0 tools with 1 views and 390 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent and Pageindex MCP together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Mac Shortcuts — read… vs Pageindex MCP

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent Knowledge & Memory	Pageindex MCP Knowledge & Memory
Summary	Read your Mac's Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts and more via Shortcuts. Read-only, local.	Reasoning-based RAG system for chatting with long PDFs. Supports local and online files.
Category & Scope	Knowledge & Memory	Knowledge & Memory
Quality signal	27/100 (Emerging)	48/100 (Fair)
Transport Protocol	Local Subprocess (stdio)	Local Subprocess (stdio)
Auth Requirement	No auth required	No auth required
Pricing Model	Free / Open Source	Free / Open Source
Required Env Vars	None required	None required
Compatible Clients	Claude DesktopCursorWindsurfClineVS Code	Claude DesktopCursorWindsurfClineVS Code
Install path signal	`npx · low`	`npx · high`
Engagement & Health	0 views 0 copies 0 upvotes	1 views 0 copies 0 upvotes 390 stars
Verified / Official	Community Listing	Community Listing
Open full listing	View Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent Listing	View Pageindex MCP Listing

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mac-shortcuts-read-your-mac-from-any-agent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mac-shortcuts-read-your-mac-from-any-agent"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Pageindex MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pageindex-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pageindex/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent vs Pageindex MCP

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Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

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