desktop-act vs kwin-mcp
kwin-mcp is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
desktop-act is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Lifecycle Innovations Limited. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). kwin-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Byeonghoon Yoo. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace lifecycle-innovations-limited/claude-ops | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 64 Stars (GitHub): 546 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace vibeprogramm/kwin-mcp | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 0.9.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | desktop-act | kwin-mcpno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 546 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 64 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (kwin-mcp) |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/lifecycle-innovations-limited/claude-ops | github.com/vibeprogramm/kwin-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of kwin-mcp
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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KDE Plasma 6 Wayland GUI automation for AI agents: 30 tools (EIS input, screenshots, AT-SPI2).
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Secure Linux desktop automation - input, screen/OCR/vision, AT-SPI2 UI tree, window, clipboard
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Windows GUI automation on a hidden second desktop, driven from Claude Code over MCP.
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Windows UI Automation MCP server for desktop inspection and element lookup. Windows only.
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deskbrid io.github.coe0718/deskbrid
Linux automation. 125 MCP tools: windows, input, screenshots, clipboard, print, AT-SPI. 9 DEs.
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hammerspoon io.github.mobabur94/hammerspoon
macOS automation via Hammerspoon — 75 tools for windows, Spaces, audio, Bluetooth, and more
What each says it does
desktop-act
Computer-use MCP companion for /ops:desktop — screenshot, click, type, multi-desktop pool, autonomous act loop. Co-installed with the ops plugin.
kwin-mcp
Bundles the kwin-mcp MCP server (uvx kwin-mcp) plus the kwin-desktop-automation skill that teaches session-mode selection, the observe-act-verify loop, US-QWERTY vs Unicode typing, and platform pitfalls (surface-local coordinates, QMenu invisibility, EIS edge limits, clipboard opt-in).
How to run each
desktop-act As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add lifecycle-innovations-limited/claude-ops
/plugin install desktop-act@ops-marketplacekwin-mcp
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: desktop-act · What it can do: kwin-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.