mct-cli 0.2.9

macOS Configuration Tools

macOS Configuration Tools (mct)

A personal collection of CLI tools for managing macOS settings through a simple, intuitive interface.

Features

Currently implemented:

General

• Check version: mct --version or mct -v - Display the installed version

Dock Management

• Set dock size: mct dock size <value> (32-128)
• Show current dock size: mct dock size
• Auto-hide controls:
  • mct dock hide - Enable auto-hide
  • mct dock show - Disable auto-hide
• Size lock controls:
  • mct dock lock - Lock dock size
  • mct dock unlock - Unlock dock size
• Reset options:
  • mct dock reset -s - Reset size to default (64)
  • mct dock reset -h - Reset auto-hide to default (disabled)
  • mct dock reset -l - Reset size lock to default (unlocked)
  • mct dock reset -a - Reset all dock settings

Keyboard Management

• Key repeat controls:
  • mct keyboard hold - Enable press-and-hold for accented characters
  • mct keyboard repeat - Enable key repeat (disables accents)
• Reset options:
  • mct keyboard reset -h - Reset key hold to default (enabled)
  • mct keyboard reset -a - Reset all keyboard settings

System Management

• Touch ID for sudo:
  • mct system touchid - Enable Touch ID authentication for sudo with interactive backup management
  • mct system reset -t - Reset Touch ID sudo configuration from backup
  • mct system reset -a - Reset all system settings to defaults

Planned features:

• Configuration file support (~/.config/mct/config.toml) for:
  • Setting default values for commands
  • Storing preferred configurations
  • Batch applying multiple settings at once
  • Example configuration:

    [dock]
    default_size = 48
    auto_hide = true
    size_locked = false
    
    [keyboard]
    key_hold = true
    
    [system]
    touch_id_sudo = true
    

• More dock management options
• System preferences management
• And more...

Installation

Using Homebrew (recommended)

# Add the tap repository
brew tap ocolunga/mct-cli

# Install mct-cli
brew install mct-cli

Using pip

pip install mct-cli

Using uv

uv tool install mct-cli

From source

git clone https://github.com/ocolunga/mct.git
cd mct
uv sync
uv run mct --help

Usage Examples

# Show help
mct --help
mct dock --help
mct keyboard --help
mct system --help

# Check version
mct --version

# Dock Examples
mct dock size 48          # Set dock size to 48
mct dock size            # Show current dock size
mct dock hide           # Enable auto-hide
mct dock show           # Disable auto-hide
mct dock lock           # Lock dock size
mct dock unlock         # Unlock dock size
mct dock reset -s -h    # Reset both size and auto-hide

# Keyboard Examples
mct keyboard hold      # Enable press-and-hold for accents
mct keyboard repeat    # Enable key repeat (disable accents)
mct keyboard reset -a  # Reset all keyboard settings

# System Examples
mct system touchid           # Enable Touch ID for sudo with interactive backup
mct system reset -t         # Reset Touch ID sudo configuration from backup
mct system reset -a         # Reset all system settings to defaults

Note: Some commands may require restarting applications to take effect.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.