Openpaw c-apps

Name: c-apps
Author: daxaur

Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/c-apps" ~/.claude/skills/daxaur-openpaw-c-apps && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/c-apps/SKILL.md

Mac App Store (mas)

# Search for apps
mas search Xcode
mas search "Bear Notes"

# Install by app ID
mas install 497799835    # Xcode

# List installed apps
mas list

# Check for outdated apps
mas outdated

# Upgrade all outdated apps
mas upgrade

# Upgrade specific app
mas upgrade 497799835

# Show app info
mas info 497799835

# Open app page in App Store
mas open 497799835

Guidelines

User must be signed into the Mac App Store
On macOS 15+, install/upgrade requires admin password
Use
```
mas search
```
to find app IDs before installing
```
mas upgrade
```
updates all apps — confirm with user first
Free and paid apps both work (paid requires prior purchase)