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Brings a specified macOS application to the foreground using osascript, making its window visible and focused.

Skill by leionion

IndexedApache-2.0★ 89
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Brings a specified macOS application to the foreground using osascript, making its window visible and focused. Use when the user asks to switch to an app, bring an app to front, activate an application, focus a window, or show a running app on macOS.

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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  • ~/.claude/skills/mac-activate

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Skill name
mac-activate
Description
Brings a specified macOS application to the foreground using osascript, making its window visible and focused. Use when the user asks to switch to an app, bring an app to front, activate an application, focus a window, or show a running app on macOS.
License
Apache-2.0
Instructions
23 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

Before installing

  • Ships executable scripts

Agent Skills spec issues

  • name: "mac-activate" does not match folder "mac_activate"

Files (3)

  • SKILL.md
  • _meta.json
  • mac_activate.py

SKILL.md (first lines)

# mac-activate — Bring an App to the Foreground

Activates a specified macOS application and brings its window to the front using AppleScript.

## Usage

```bash
python3 mac_activate.py "Finder"
python3 mac_activate.py "Terminal"
python3 mac_activate.py "Safari"
python3 mac_activate.py "Google Chrome"
```

## How it works

- Sends `tell application "<name>" to activate` via `osascript`
- Can also list currently running (non-background) apps via System Events

## Requirements

- **macOS** with `osascript` (pre-installed)

From leionion/ClawForge, Apache-2.0.

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License
Apache-2.0
First seen
Oct 24, 2026
Last checked
Oct 24, 2026

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mac-activate skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/leionion-mac-activate (last updated 2026-10-24)