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Mandala Computer MCP Server

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Mandala Computer is answering right now. Last checked 6 min ago. 489 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Nov 2026.

Cloud desktops for AI agents: create a Linux computer, see its screen, click, type and run tasks.

Installs per day peak 183 · avg 62 · -18% w/w
a month agotoday
Uptime history 24 days of history · worst day 99%
24 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
539 ms
Response time
average over 24h
489
Installs / week
npm and PyPI

What the code does

We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

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.

Builds a file path from a variable src/credentials.ts:302 
    const filename = path.join(directory, file);

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

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.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 6 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp --transport http https://app.mandala.computer/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://app.mandala.computer/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp]
url = "https://app.mandala.computer/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://app.mandala.computer/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.mandala.computer/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://app.mandala.computer/mcp streamable-http sign-in 488 ms 6 min ago

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Mandala Computer — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Mandala Computer?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is Mandala Computer working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 539 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Mandala Computer?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to Mandala Computer?
No API key is involved. Mandala Computer answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How fast is Mandala Computer?
It answers our handshake in 539 ms on average, which is faster than 21% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
How many people use Mandala Computer?
The npm package mandala-computer-mcp was installed 489 times in the last week. Week over week that is -18%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Mandala Computer open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at app.mandala.computer, which runs on its operator's own terms.