MCP MCP server · io.github.wonderwhy-er
io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
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Desktop Commander is an MCP server that exposes terminal command execution, file operations, and process management to AI clients over stdio. Its toolset covers starting and interacting with processes, reading and writing files, directory listing, file search, and configuration.
Use it when you want an AI assistant to run commands and manage files directly on your machine through the Model Context Protocol.
Use it to
- Run long-running terminal commands from an AI chat
- Search and edit files with edit_block
- Start, monitor, and terminate processes
- Read and write multiple files
- List directories and get file info
For Developers using MCP clients like Claude Desktop
- Runs
- installed — on your machine
- Transport
- stdio
- Tools
- 25
- Packaged as
- npm:@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
- Install
- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
- Version
- 0.2.50
- Last release
- 2026-09-09
topicsmcpterminalfile-operationsprocess-managementautomation