MCP Vnc MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI agents to control remote desktops

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What is the MCP Vnc MCP server?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI agents to control remote desktops. The mcp vnc mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it rather than through you.

What it actually does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to remotely control Windows, Linux, macOS or anything else that can run a VNC server (don't worry, it's probably fine).

Adding it to your client

@hrrrsn/mcp-vnc on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration

You will need 3 environment variables: VNC_HOST, VNC_PORT, VNC_PASSWORD. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the mcp vnc mcp server does with a few real requests.

When to reach for it

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. It is maintained by hrrrsn; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

How to install the MCP Vnc MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vnc-controller": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "mcp-vnc",
      "env": {
        "VNC_HOST": "192.168.1.100",
        "VNC_PORT": "5900",
        "VNC_PASSWORD": "your-vnc-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
VNC_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
VNC_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
VNC_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Vnc to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Vnc directly.