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Desktop Commander MCP

Technical and operations teams that want an AI assistant to work with local files and run commands on their machine.

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What it does

An MCP server that lets an AI client run programs and terminal commands on your computer, and read, write, search and edit code and text files. It uses your existing client subscription instead of separate API token costs.

Use cases

  1. 01Search a folder of text files for a specific term
  2. 02Edit several files in a project in one request
  3. 03Run a script and review its output with the assistant

Questions about
Desktop Commander MCP.

What is Desktop Commander MCP used for?

Technical and operations teams that want an AI assistant to work with local files and run commands on their machine. An MCP server that lets an AI client run programs and terminal commands on your computer, and read, write, search and edit code and text files. It uses your existing client subscription instead of separate API token costs.

How do I install Desktop Commander MCP?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest

Is Desktop Commander MCP open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP) under the MIT licence.

Is Desktop Commander MCP safe to use?

Our automatic scan flagged points to review, so read the code before installing it. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.

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