Tidesman
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 1 Jul 2026. How this is checked
Tidesman is a free native MCP server designed for use with Apple's container tool on macOS systems equipped with Apple Silicon. It enables running, inspecting, and debugging Linux containers by communicating directly with Apple's container engine through Apple's own Swift client library, rather than relying on command-line parsing. This direct integration allows for faster interactions and structured data output, making it suitable for AI assistants and any MCP client that…
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Overview
5 featuresPurpose: Enabling developers and AI assistants to manage and debug Linux containers on Apple devices using a native MCP server.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: developers using Apple container tools
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Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli, macos
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: tidesman.dev · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Tidesman sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & SDKs category. Inferred · not functionally tested: Enabling developers and AI assistants to manage and debug Linux containers on Apple devices using a native MCP server. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers using Apple container tools. Basis unknown · not verified: Tidesman costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the command line and macOS.
Tidesman first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 2 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 5 catalogued features are MCP server, container inspection, and read-only mode. Basis unknown · not verified: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- MCP server
- Container inspection
- Read-only mode
- Swift client library
- Apple container integration
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- AWS
- x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
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Frequently asked questions about Tidesman
- What does Tidesman do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Enabling developers and AI assistants to manage and debug Linux containers on Apple devices using a native MCP server. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
- Who is Tidesman for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Tidesman is an open-source project built for developers using Apple container tools.
- Is Tidesman free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Tidesman is free to use.
- What platforms does Tidesman run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Tidesman runs on the command line and macOS.
- Is Tidesman still maintained?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 2 commits in the last 90 days.
- When did Tidesman launch?
- Tidesman first shipped in 2026.
- Is Tidesman open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Tidesman has a public GitHub repository.
- Does Tidesman have an API or integrations?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Tidesman exposes an MCP server.
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