# wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP

This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities

Repository: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/desktopcommandermcp
Homepage: https://desktopcommander.app/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: agent, ai, code-analysis, code-generation, mcp, terminal-ai, terminal-automation, vibe-coding, gemini-cli-extension
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:42:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 45
- inputs: {"age_days": 637, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 55, "gap_med": 11.0, "n_releases_24m": 37}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9408, forks 1145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:31.044175+00:00)

## What it is
Desktop Commander is an MCP server that gives AI clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and ChatGPT direct access to the local terminal, file system search, and diff-based file editing. It lets AI assistants run commands, manage processes, and automate file workflows on the user's machine.

## Use cases
- let claude run terminal commands on my computer
- have an ai assistant edit files on my machine
- organize and search files with natural language
- automate repetitive dev workflows with an ai agent
- give chatgpt access to my local filesystem
- run long-running commands and manage processes via ai

## When to choose
- you use Claude Desktop, Cursor, or another MCP client and want local terminal and file access
- you want AI-driven file organization and code editing without uploading files
- you prefer using host client subscriptions instead of API token costs

## When to avoid
- you don't want an AI agent executing commands on your machine for security reasons
- you need a fully sandboxed or remote-only execution environment
- you only need simple chat without local system access

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, agent-framework, file-system, cli, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli, self-hosted
- tags: mcp-server, terminal-control, file-editing, claude, ai-assistant, local-execution, ai-agents, automation, command-line, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.044175+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:10.551424+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.044175+00:00, sha ce54ae97f9ad)
  - homepage: https://desktopcommander.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:33.430328+00:00, sha 99cb9b440cab)
  - site_page: https://desktopcommander.app/blog/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:33.436662+00:00, sha ca14e2cac748)
  - site_page: https://desktopcommander.app/mcp (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:33.433280+00:00, sha a1ddca410f80)
  - site_page: https://desktopcommander.app/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:33.435067+00:00, sha 99dc6ac2446c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.