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Desktop Commander MCP

Desktop Commander gives agents a controlled local workstation: run shell commands, manage files, and operate processes through MCP. Widely adopted for agentic coding setups that need more than editor-scoped tools.

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License

MIT

Kind

MCP

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  • Stars: 8.3k · catalog
  • Freshness: Updated 2026-06-20
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Prerequisites

  • · Host app that loads MCP config (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)
  • · Node.js 18+

Reference command

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest"]
    }
  }
}

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