Claude KVM runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 98 installs a week from npm. Last commit 7 Jul 2026.
MCP server — control remote desktops via VNC with a native Swift daemon and Apple Vision OCR
What the code does
We read the source, 6 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
daemon = spawn(DAEMON_PATH, args, {
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add claude-kvm -e 'VNC_HOST=<VNC_HOST>' -e 'VNC_PORT=<VNC_PORT>' -e 'CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH=<CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>' -- npx -y claude-kvm{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-kvm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-kvm"
],
"env": {
"CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH": "<CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>",
"VNC_HOST": "<VNC_HOST>",
"VNC_PORT": "<VNC_PORT>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.claude-kvm]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "claude-kvm"]
env = { VNC_HOST = "<VNC_HOST>", VNC_PORT = "<VNC_PORT>", CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH = "<CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-kvm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-kvm"
],
"env": {
"CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH": "<CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>",
"VNC_HOST": "<VNC_HOST>",
"VNC_PORT": "<VNC_PORT>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"claude-kvm": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-kvm"
],
"env": {
"CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH": "<CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH>",
"VNC_HOST": "<VNC_HOST>",
"VNC_PORT": "<VNC_PORT>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<VNC_HOST> (VNC server hostname or IP), <VNC_PORT> (VNC server port), <CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH> (Path to claude-kvm-daemon binary).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
VNC_USERNAME (VNC/ARD username), VNC_PASSWORD (VNC/ARD password).
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Claude KVM — questions
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