Omi vs Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent
Omi is an MCP server published by BasedHardware. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent is an MCP server published by Dominic-DK. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Omi |  Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:674097f43757 Forks (GitHub): 2 622 Pulls (Docker Hub): 33 863 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 13 760 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 569 Downloads/week (npm): 24 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 14 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Omi | Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 13 760 (better) | 14 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 33 863 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 622 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/omi) | On your machine (mac-shortcuts-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/basedhardware/omi | github.com/dominic-dk/mac-shortcuts-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Omi
A Model Context Protocol server for Omi interaction and automation. This server provides tools to read, search, and manipulate Memories and Conversations.
Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent
Read your Mac's Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts and more via Shortcuts. Read-only, local.
How to run each
Omi As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "OMI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OMI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio omi -- docker run -i --rm -e OMI_API_KEY mcp/omiRequires: OMI_API_KEY (secret)
Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mac-shortcuts-mcp -- npx -y mac-shortcuts-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Omi · What it can do: Mac Shortcuts — read your Mac from any agent · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.