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Desktop Commander

MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

MCP server · by wonderwhy-er

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About

Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 6 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). The last change we recorded was on 2026-10-12. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12.

What it asks for

  • Runs on your machine
  • Tools: 26

Tools it declares: 26. As declared on: Docker MCP Catalog.

  • create_directory
  • edit_block
  • force_terminate
  • get_config
  • get_file_info
  • get_more_search_results
  • get_prompts
  • get_recent_tool_calls
  • get_usage_stats
  • give_feedback_to_desktop_commander
  • interact_with_process
  • kill_process
Show the remaining 14
  • list_directory
  • list_processes
  • list_searches
  • list_sessions
  • move_file
  • read_file
  • read_multiple_files
  • read_process_output
  • set_config_value
  • start_process
  • start_search
  • stop_search
  • write_file
  • write_pdf

What it declares, asks for and runs, in full

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Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.

As a local MCP server: npm package

Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.

Claude CodeTerminal
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
Codex~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.desktop-commander]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"]
Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ]
    }
  }
}

We do not store launch arguments. If the server needs any, its own documentation names them.

As a Claude Code plugin

Built from what Claude Code: claude-plugins-official declares.

Claude CodeInside a Claude Code session
/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-plugins-official

Claude Code adds this marketplace by itself, so one command is enough.

Where it is published

MarketplaceStatusVersionFiguresVerifiedFirst seen
Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) Listed 0.2.52 No figure published Not marked
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official (Open the source on GitHub) Listed 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 261
Stars (GitHub): 9 998		 Not marked
Docker MCP Catalog (Open on Docker Hub) Listed sha256:5df787069e37 Pulls (Docker Hub): 235 008
Stars (Docker Hub): 22		 Not marked
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins (Open the source on GitHub) Listed 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked
Claude Code: claude-plugins-community (Open the source on GitHub) Listed 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked

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.

Also listed in one community marketplace
MarketplaceRepositoryStars (GitHub)
desktop-commander wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp 9 998

Which marketplaces we read and how we check them

What the bundle contains

As published on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official.

MCP servers: 1

  • desktop-commander

Skills: 6

  • ai-tools-setup
  • computer-health-check
  • desktop-commander-overview
  • knowledge-base
  • obsidian-vault
  • terminal

What changed

  1. Appeared on a new marketplace: Community GitHub marketplaces
  2. Community GitHub marketplaces: appeared

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