Plonk MCP Server

A toolbox for your Mac, behind one menu bar icon. Windows, workspaces, screenshots, OCR, a ruler, keep-awake, pointer tools, shortcuts, voice and agents - native, local and modular.

People who work with macos, menubar and screenshot and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Swift.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-17 · ★ 14 · #75 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Swift · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Plonk

Claude Code

claude mcp add ostapondo-plonk -- npx -y plonk-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ostapondo-plonk": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "plonk-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-08-07 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package plonk-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ostapondo is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Plonk can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.4.1 · 2026-08-29

Changed · Reduced idle CPU use for pointer tools: event taps now subscribe only to required events, crosshair redraws are coalesced, and drag monitors stop when disabled. · Made background watcher teardown…

v0.4.0 · 2026-08-26

Added · The windows go back after a display change, not only the ones Plonk · placed. Where each window on screen sits is noted as windows move, per · set of monitors, and put back when that set of monitors returns…

v0.3.5 · 2026-08-23

Changed · Keep awake and Stay active are one feature, called Pulse. They were never two: a power assertion stops the Mac sleeping without touching the idle counter Slack and Teams read, so keep-awake alone still left…

04 · Who maintains Plonk

plonk is maintained by ostapondo. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ostapondo/plonk
website: https://ostapondo.github.io/Plonk/
category: other - ranked #75 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-29)
registry: io.github.ostapondo/plonk (active, first published 2026-08-07 · 18 versions)
packages: npm:plonk-mcp

06 · Plonk FAQ

What is Plonk?

A toolbox for your Mac, behind one menu bar icon. Windows, workspaces, screenshots, OCR, a ruler, keep-awake, pointer tools, shortcuts, voice and agents - native, local and modular.

Is Plonk still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-17 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Plonk?

Run `npx -y plonk-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Plonk run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Plonk

Alternatives to Plonk

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