MCP serverSoftware development

DesktopCommanderMCP

Give MCP clients direct access to local terminals, files, edits, and processes.

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Project overview

Desktop Commander MCP equips clients such as Claude with local terminal execution, filesystem search and editing, process sessions, long-running commands, and support for formats including Excel, PDF, and DOCX. It can be installed through npx or run in Docker. The server is not itself a security sandbox: allowed-directory settings restrict file tools but do not fully contain terminal commands. Docker isolation and narrowly mounted folders are therefore important when working with untrusted tasks.

Repository facts

Primary language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Repository updated
Jul 14, 2026
Default branch
main

Resource types

MCP server

Use cases

Software developmentData and analyticsDocument productivity

Protocols & integrations

Model Context Protocol

Capabilities

Code executionFile operationsTool use

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