Auto-organize files on your Mac now with MCP & CLI support
AutoShelf is a macOS app that watches your folders and auto-organizes files. Set a rule once and never think about it again. Free to try, unlock unlimited for $19.99.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Orçun, the solo developer behind AutoShelf.
I built AutoShelf because my Downloads folder had become a graveyard of DMGs, screenshots, and random files I swore I'd "clean up later." The existing tools were either powerful but byzantine, or simple but limited. Nothing felt like it was built for this decade of macOS.
So I made AutoShelf: a menu bar app that watches your folders and runs your rules. Set it up in 30 seconds with a template, then forget it exists. What it does: - 🗂 10 conditions: file type, extension, where it came from (download URL or app), age, size, name, last-modified/opened, or just "everything." Combine multiple with AND + NOT. - ⚡ 10 actions, chainable: move, copy, trash, rename, tag, archive to ZIP, optimize images, import to Photos. Stack them in one rule: tag, then archive, then move. - 📋 9 built-in templates: one-click "Organize Downloads," "Auto-trash DMGs," "Clean Desktop," "Sort by Source," and more. - 🌍 19 languages, native SwiftUI, lives in your menu bar (or a full window, your call).
🤖 MCP support (this is the fun part): AutoShelf ships with a full MCP server baked into the app binary, so it works natively with Claude Code, Cursor, opencode, and any other local MCP-compatible client. Point your client at AutoShelf.app/Contents/MacOS/AutoShelf and you get 13 tools: create_rule, edit_rule, delete_rule, enable_rule/disable_rule, run_rule, list_rules, list_groups, get_rule, get_status, pause_monitoring, resume_monitoring, and pick_folder (which pops the native macOS folder picker). So instead of clicking around a UI, you can literally say "watch my Downloads folder and trash any DMG older than 3 days" to Claude or opencode, and it builds and installs the rule for you. Write operations are gated behind a Pro-only toggle that defaults to off, so nothing happens without your say-so.
Why AutoShelf: - Set-and-forget simplicity: templates get you running in seconds, no configuration wizard required - Built for today's macOS, not ported from 2012 - Scriptable end to end: MCP for AI assistants, plus a Go CLI for terminal workflows - One-time $19.99, no subscription.
What's next: - LOT MORE conditions and actions.
- File conversions (HEIC→JPG, MOV→MP4, WAV→MP3) - Cloud uploads: route files to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive - Scheduled downloads: pull from RSS feeds, URLs, or cloud storage - Rule creation wizard: step-by-step guided flow
“Auto-organize files on your Mac now with MCP & CLI support”
AutoShelf 2.0 launched on Product Hunt on July 14th, 2026 and earned 104 upvotes and 27 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. AutoShelf is a macOS app that watches your folders and auto-organizes files. Set a rule once and never think about it again. Free to try, unlock unlimited for $19.99.
On the analytics side, AutoShelf 2.0 competes within Mac, Productivity and Menu Bar Apps — topics that collectively have 772k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how AutoShelf 2.0 performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted AutoShelf 2.0?
AutoShelf 2.0 was hunted by Orçun İlbeyli. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of AutoShelf 2.0 including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Orçun İlbeyli
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Orçun, the solo developer behind AutoShelf.
I built AutoShelf because my Downloads folder had become a graveyard of DMGs, screenshots, and random files I swore I'd "clean up later." The existing tools were either powerful but byzantine, or simple but limited. Nothing felt like it was built for this decade of macOS.
So I made AutoShelf: a menu bar app that watches your folders and runs your rules. Set it up in 30 seconds with a template, then forget it exists.
What it does:
- 🗂 10 conditions: file type, extension, where it came from (download URL or app), age, size, name, last-modified/opened, or just "everything." Combine multiple with AND + NOT.
- ⚡ 10 actions, chainable: move, copy, trash, rename, tag, archive to ZIP, optimize images, import to Photos. Stack them in one rule: tag, then archive, then move.
- 📋 9 built-in templates: one-click "Organize Downloads," "Auto-trash DMGs," "Clean Desktop," "Sort by Source," and more.
- 🌍 19 languages, native SwiftUI, lives in your menu bar (or a full window, your call).
🤖 MCP support (this is the fun part):
AutoShelf ships with a full MCP server baked into the app binary, so it works natively with Claude Code, Cursor, opencode, and any other local MCP-compatible client. Point your client at AutoShelf.app/Contents/MacOS/AutoShelf and you get 13 tools: create_rule, edit_rule, delete_rule, enable_rule/disable_rule, run_rule, list_rules, list_groups, get_rule, get_status, pause_monitoring, resume_monitoring, and pick_folder (which pops the native macOS folder picker). So instead of clicking around a UI, you can literally say "watch my Downloads folder and trash any DMG older than 3 days" to Claude or opencode, and it builds and installs the rule for you. Write operations are gated behind a Pro-only toggle that defaults to off, so nothing happens without your say-so.
Why AutoShelf:
- Set-and-forget simplicity: templates get you running in seconds, no configuration wizard required
- Built for today's macOS, not ported from 2012
- Scriptable end to end: MCP for AI assistants, plus a Go CLI for terminal workflows
- One-time $19.99, no subscription.
What's next:
- LOT MORE conditions and actions.
- File conversions (HEIC→JPG, MOV→MP4, WAV→MP3)
- Cloud uploads: route files to iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive
- Scheduled downloads: pull from RSS feeds, URLs, or cloud storage
- Rule creation wizard: step-by-step guided flow
Have a feature idea? I'd love to hear it → https://useautoshelf.com/support
Happy to answer any questions, feedback welcome! 🙏