mcp-server-restart 0.1.2

MCP server for restarting Claude Desktop

mcp-server-restart

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for restarting Claude Desktop for Mac

Features

Resources

The server provides a status resource:

• claude://status - Returns the current status of Claude Desktop
  • Returns JSON with running status, PID, and timestamp
  • MIME type: application/json

Tools

The server implements one tool:

• restart_claude - Restarts the Claude Desktop application
  • Safely terminates existing process if running
  • Launches new instance
  • Provides progress notifications during restart

Installation

pip install mcp-server-restart

Configuration

Claude Desktop Integration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-restart": {
      "enabled": true,
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "mcp_server_restart.server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Development

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

uv venv
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

Testing

Run the test suite:

pytest

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details