Askew — iPhone, iPad and Mac via Shortcuts

io.github.Dominic-DK/askew-mcp · v0.3.0

Run iPhone Shortcuts through an encrypted relay, or assigned auto-mode Shortcuts on this Mac.

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Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal

claude mcp add askew-mcp -e ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY=<ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY> -e ASKEW_SERVER=<ASKEW_SERVER> -e ASKEW_KEY_PATH=<ASKEW_KEY_PATH> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY": "<ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY>",
        "ASKEW_SERVER": "<ASKEW_SERVER>",
        "ASKEW_KEY_PATH": "<ASKEW_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY": "<ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY>",
        "ASKEW_SERVER": "<ASKEW_SERVER>",
        "ASKEW_KEY_PATH": "<ASKEW_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "askew-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY": "<ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY>",
        "ASKEW_SERVER": "<ASKEW_SERVER>",
        "ASKEW_KEY_PATH": "<ASKEW_KEY_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`ASKEW_CONNECTOR_KEY` Optional, secret	Connector key (akc_) from Askew Settings. Required for relay and assigned Mac targets; optional for local action search and recipe build.
`ASKEW_SERVER` Optional	Relay URL. Defaults to https://api.askew.my.
`ASKEW_KEY_PATH` Optional	Where the connector's private key file lives. Defaults to ~/.askew/connector.key.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	30 Sep 2026
Last updated	30 Sep 2026
Registry name	`io.github.Dominic-DK/askew-mcp`

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