mcpbeat

Desktop Commander MCP Server

io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
local only

Desktop Commander runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 30 429 installs a week from npm. Last commit 21 Jul 2026.

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

Installs per day peak 47 599 · avg 9 940 · -19% w/w
a month agotoday
30 429
Installs / week
npm · @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
9134
Stars
139 open issues
21 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.desktop-commander]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Desktop Commander — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Desktop Commander?
Desktop Commander runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander was installed 30 429 times last week.
How do I connect Desktop Commander?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Desktop Commander?
The npm package @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander was installed 30 429 times in the last week. Week over week that is -19%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Desktop Commander open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 9 134 stars on GitHub and 139 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.