Deskwright MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 9 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

                cropped_in_shell = True

    probe = subprocess.run(

            exec(compiled, GLOBALS)

    env = dict(os.environ, YDOTOOL_SOCKET=YDOTOOL_SOCKET)

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

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 deskwright -- uvx deskwright

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "args": [
        "deskwright"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.deskwright]
command = "uvx"
args = ["deskwright"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "args": [
        "deskwright"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "args": [
        "deskwright"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: DESKWRIGHT_SESSION (Which desktop to drive: 'primary' (the screen you are looking at), 'headless' for an invisible virtual-monitor session, or 'headless:<name>' to pick one of several.), DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND (Force the input path: 'mutter' for GNOME's org.gnome.Mutter.RemoteDesktop (no consent dialog), 'portal' for org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop (one consent, then persisted). Auto-selected when unset.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.