Restart

Provides an MCP server to restart Claude Desktop for Mac and report status.

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-mirror-non-dirty_mcp-server-restart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

You can use the MCP server to restart Claude Desktop for Mac and monitor its status. This server exposes a simple restart action and a status endpoint you can query to see whether Claude is running and its process information. It makes restarting Claude a repeatable, scripted operation that you can trigger from any MCP client.

How to use

Use an MCP client to send the restart command to Claude Desktop. You can say or issue a command like restart_claude to trigger the restart process. The server will safely terminate the existing Claude Desktop process if it is running and then launch a new instance. You will receive progress notifications during the restart and can query the status endpoint to confirm the current state (running, PID, timestamp). The main actions you can perform are: check status and restart Claude.

How to install

Prerequisites: you need Node.js and a working Claude Desktop setup on macOS. The installation uses MCP components that run via simple commands.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_installer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
      ]
    },
    "mcp_server_restart": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-restart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Additional notes

You can also install only the restart server entry if you do not want the installer in your setup. The config you add to Claude Desktop should include the restart server entry so Claude can be restarted through MCP commands.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_server_restart": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-restart"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Available tools

restart_claude

Restarts the Claude Desktop application by safely terminating the existing process (if running) and launching a new instance, with progress notifications during the restart.