diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77dd181..d5419df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Desktop.ini
 .vscode/
 .idea/
 .pytest_cache/
+.venv/
 
 # Distribution / packaging
 dist/
diff --git a/openspace/local_server/README.md b/openspace/local_server/README.md
index 0e0f8d4..ca69ae2 100644
--- a/openspace/local_server/README.md
+++ b/openspace/local_server/README.md
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ Set `"mode": "server"` in `openspace/config/config_grounding.json`:
 <summary><b>macOS</b></summary>
 
 ```bash
-pip install pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-cocoa pyobjc-framework-quartz atomacos
+pip install pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-cocoa pyobjc-framework-quartz
 ```
 
+`atomacos` is not included in the default macOS dependency set right now because
+its published releases require `pyautogui<0.9.42`, which conflicts with
+OpenSpace's `pyautogui>=0.9.54`. OpenSpace will still run without it, but the
+macOS accessibility-tree features will stay unavailable until that upstream
+constraint is resolved.
+
 **Permissions required** (macOS will prompt automatically on first run):
 - **Accessibility** (for GUI control)
 - **Screen Recording** (for screenshots and video capture)
diff --git a/openspace/local_server/platform_adapters/macos_adapter.py b/openspace/local_server/platform_adapters/macos_adapter.py
index db7d5f6..00d8028 100644
--- a/openspace/local_server/platform_adapters/macos_adapter.py
+++ b/openspace/local_server/platform_adapters/macos_adapter.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def __init__(self):
         global _warning_shown
         if not MACOS_LIBS_AVAILABLE and not _warning_shown:
             logger.warning("macOS libraries are not fully installed, some features may not be available")
-            logger.info("To install missing libraries, run: pip install pyobjc-framework-Cocoa atomacos")
+            logger.info("To install missing libraries, run: pip install pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-Cocoa pyobjc-framework-quartz")
+            logger.info("Note: atomacos is currently optional because its published versions conflict with pyautogui>=0.9.54")
             _warning_shown = True
         self.available = MACOS_LIBS_AVAILABLE
     
@@ -719,4 +720,4 @@ def get_terminal_output(self) -> Optional[str]:
             
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to get terminal output: {e}")
-            return None
\ No newline at end of file
+            return None
diff --git a/openspace/local_server/requirements.txt b/openspace/local_server/requirements.txt
index 5d67d69..e03319a 100644
--- a/openspace/local_server/requirements.txt
+++ b/openspace/local_server/requirements.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ requests>=2.32.0
 # pyobjc-core>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
 # pyobjc-framework-cocoa>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
 # pyobjc-framework-quartz>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
-# atomacos>=3.2.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
+# atomacos is intentionally excluded for now: atomacos 3.2+/3.3 requires
+# pyautogui<0.9.42, which conflicts with OpenSpace's pyautogui>=0.9.54.
 
 # # Linux-specific dependencies (local server)
 # python-xlib>=0.33; sys_platform == 'linux'
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ requests>=2.32.0
 # # Windows-specific dependencies (local server)
 # pywinauto>=0.6.8; sys_platform == 'win32'
 # pywin32>=306; sys_platform == 'win32'
-# PyGetWindow>=0.0.9; sys_platform == 'win32'
\ No newline at end of file
+# PyGetWindow>=0.0.9; sys_platform == 'win32'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 06c199c..7e4a632 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ macos = [
     "pyobjc-core>=12.0",
     "pyobjc-framework-cocoa>=12.0",
     "pyobjc-framework-quartz>=12.0",
-    "atomacos>=3.2.0",
 ]
 
 linux = [
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6371308..a925686 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ requests>=2.32.0
 # pyobjc-core>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
 # pyobjc-framework-cocoa>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
 # pyobjc-framework-quartz>=12.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
-# atomacos>=3.2.0; sys_platform == 'darwin'
+# atomacos is intentionally excluded for now: atomacos 3.2+/3.3 requires
+# pyautogui<0.9.42, which conflicts with OpenSpace's pyautogui>=0.9.54.
 
 # # Linux-specific dependencies (local server)
 # python-xlib>=0.33; sys_platform == 'linux'