Who it is forAn IT admin who must disable Apple Intelligence or analytics on company Macs.
The problemConfiguring each Mac by hand does not scale and drifts over time.
The outcomeA .mobileconfig with Apple Intelligence restrictions, the model download block and locked tweaks, ready for your MDM.
What you need first
- macOS
- Terminal, Homebrew, or the app from the latest release
- The app is not notarized, so you approve it once in Privacy and Security
Steps
- Install the CLI on an admin Mac
- Export the recommended profile:
removemacai export RemoveMacAI.mobileconfig --preset recommended - Or keep one feature:
removemacai export AI-off.mobileconfig --keep writing-tools - Upload the profile to Jamf, Kandji, Intune or your MDM and scope it
- Note that per-user tweaks such as Finder and Dock settings are not in the profile
Prompt for your agent
Using omlahore/RemoveMacAI, export a configuration profile that turns off Apple Intelligence except Writing Tools plus analytics and personalized ads, and write rollout notes for <MDM>.
Caveat.
Use this in your AI agent
Ask your agent
Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for omlahore/RemoveMacAI and "Deploy an Apple Intelligence off profile to a Mac fleet"
Add Deduped to Claude Code once
claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp
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