This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities
Desktop Commander MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Desktop Commander directly instead of describing what you should do. This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities.
Work with code and text, run processes, and automate tasks, going far beyond other AI editors - while using host client subscriptions instead of API token costs.
Once Desktop Commander is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Security — The Security tool exposed by this serverBeing a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
This sits in the file and storage access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Desktop Commander's toolset — Security — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by wonderwhy-er; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Desktop Commander's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Security | The Security tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktop-commander": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest"
]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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