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Lock your Mac's Dock from ChatGPT or Cursor

Connect Still Dock to ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor. Free switches the size lock; Pro switches every lock. Updated October 2026.

Short answer: add https://stilldock.com/mcp as an MCP server in ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor, sign in with your Still Dock email and press Allow.

Then say "lock my Dock" and your Mac does it. On Free the assistant switches the size lock. With Pro it switches every lock.

What it does

The plugin gives your assistant three tools: read which locks are on, switch a lock on, and switch a lock off. It can reach six locks: size, position, hide and show, contents, one display, and Stop Cmd Q quitting. Cmd W and Cmd Tab protection are not part of it, the same as on the iPhone app.

On a Free account the assistant reads which locks are on and switches the size lock. Pro adds the other five.

You can ask in plain words: "Lock my Dock's size", "Turn off the position lock on my MacBook", "Which locks are on?"

What you need

Add it to Cursor

The quickest way is the one-click link. It opens Cursor and asks to install the server:

cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=still-dock&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3N0aWxsZG9jay5jb20vbWNwIn0=

Or paste this into ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "still-dock": {
      "url": "https://stilldock.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it to ChatGPT

  1. In ChatGPT, open Plugins in the sidebar, then press Add at the top right and choose Create custom MCP server.
  2. Name it Still Dock, paste https://stilldock.com/mcp as the server URL, and leave Authentication on OAuth.
  3. Tick I understand and want to continue, then press Create as a plugin.
  4. Press Continue to Still Dock. The Still Dock sign-in page opens; the next section covers it.
  5. Back in ChatGPT, start a chat and ask: "Using Still Dock, what's locked on my Dock right now?"

The first time ChatGPT switches a lock off, it asks you to allow it. Choose Allow once or Always allow.

Add it to Codex

Codex reads the same address from its MCP server settings: add https://stilldock.com/mcp as a server with OAuth sign-in, then sign in as below.

Add it to Claude

Still Dock is in the Claude directory. Open Still Dock in the Claude directory, click Connect, sign in to Still Dock with the email your Mac uses, then click Allow.

You can also add it yourself as a custom connector:

  1. In Claude, click your name or Customize in the sidebar and open Connectors.
  2. Click Add at the top right and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Enter Still Dock as the Name and https://stilldock.com/mcp as the MCP server URL, then click Continue or Add. Claude detects the sign-in on its own, so leave Sign in now and Register automatically as they are.
  4. Click Connect, sign in to Still Dock with the email your Mac uses as the next section describes, then click Allow.
  5. Start a chat and ask Claude: "Show my Still Dock layouts"

Custom connectors work on Claude's Free plan, which allows one, and on paid plans.

Sign in

The first time, the assistant opens the Still Dock sign-in page in your browser. Enter your email and press Send me a code, type the code we email you, and press Allow. Use the same email your Mac is signed in with, so the assistant finds that Mac. The assistant gets a sign-in that lasts an hour and renews itself for 60 days. Every request checks your account again: sign out and access stops at once, and when a plan ends the assistant keeps the size lock.

How the Mac gets the request

While a Mac is signed in to Still Dock, it keeps one connection open to stilldock.com. Your assistant's request goes down that connection and the Mac applies it through the same checks as its menu and the iPhone app. If you require Touch ID or a password before anything is switched off, the Mac still asks for it. Nothing is polled, and no Dock settings are sent anywhere.

The connection carries your Mac's name, which locks are on, and the requests. That is all. The connection is listed in the privacy policy.

Common questions

Do I need to find it in a directory?

No. Claude lists Still Dock in its directory, and everywhere else you add it by address as above. Either route works the same way.

Does it work on the Mac App Store version?

Yes, as long as the Mac is signed in to Still Dock with the same email. Free and Pro work there too, and one purchase covers both versions.

What can a Free account do?

Read which locks are on, and switch the size lock on or off. Ask for any other lock and the assistant answers that it needs Still Dock Pro, with a link to the plans.

What if my Mac is asleep or Still Dock is not running?

The assistant says it cannot reach the Mac. Wake the Mac or open Still Dock and ask again.

Can the assistant turn a lock off without me knowing?

If you have Touch ID or password approval switched on, turning a lock off waits for you at the Mac. The assistant only sees the answer.