Model Context Protocol (MCP)

1. Stop the Routine Desktop app

2. Add the MCP server configuration to the AI desktop app you are using (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT Desktop etc.)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "routine": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["routine-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Then:

1. Relaunch your AI desktop app

2. Launch Routine (making sure to set the ROUTINE_RPC_WEBSOCKET environment variable, see below)

Here's an example on macOS:

$> cd /Applications/Routine.app/Contents/MacOS
$> ROUTINE_RPC_WEBSOCKET=true ./Routine
version: 0.21.0-beta.10.offline
Spoofed origin: routine://.
Attempting to spawn controller daemon from: /Applications/Routine.app/Contents/Resources/controller-daemon
__dirname: /Applications/Routine.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar
process.resourcesPath: /Applications/Routine.app/Contents/Resources
app.isPackaged: true
Controller daemon exists at path
channel: bleeding
frontend: https://bleeding.routine.co/
Installing Vue DevTools
Installed Vue Devtools
Provisional auto-updater feed URL: https://releases.routine.co/routine/osx-arm64/stable.json
check for updates
(node:12354) DeprecationWarning: The 'textured' window type is deprecated and will be removed
(Use `Routine --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
ℹ️ 2025-06-11 11:53:15 [application] Starting the RPC websocket server
ℹ️ 2025-06-11 11:53:15 [Controller] controller 0.21.0-beta.10.offline listening (macos-arm64)

You can see in the logs "Starting the RPC websocket server". This shows that Routine is listening for incoming requests.