Darbot MCP Server

🪟 Darbot Windows MCP - Professional Windows desktop automation server for AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP). Control Windows like a human

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Darbot MCP server?

Darbot MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Darbot directly instead of describing what you should do. 🪟 Darbot Windows MCP - Professional Windows desktop automation server for AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP). Control Windows like a human with 15 powerful tools. Includes Python dependencies, UV, and VS Code configuration.

What you get

  1. Navigate to %USERPROFILE%/.claude (Windows) or ~/.claude (macOS/Linux) and open claude_desktop_config.json.

What the assistant can call

Once Darbot is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Click-Tool — Click on the screen at the given coordinates
  • Type-Tool — Type text on an element (optionally clears existing text)
  • Clipboard-Tool — Copy or paste using the system clipboard
  • Scroll-Tool — Scroll vertically or horizontally on the window or specific regions
  • Drag-Tool — Drag from one point to another
  • Move-Tool — Move mouse pointer
  • Shortcut-Tool — Press keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+c, Alt+Tab, etc)
  • Key-Tool — Press a single key
  • Wait-Tool — Pause for a defined duration
  • State-Tool — Combined snapshot of active apps and interactive, textual and scrollable elements along with screenshot of the desktop
  • Screenshot-Tool — Capture a screenshot of the desktop
  • Launch-Tool — To launch an application from the start menu

Setting it up

The server ships on npm as @darbotlabs/darbot-windows-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Configuration and credentials

  • Python 3.13+ (3.8+ minimum) - UV (Package Manager) from Astral-sh - Windows OS (recommended - limited functionality on other platforms) - MCP Client: Anthropic Claude Desktop or Gemini CLI - Set English as the default language in Windows

Choosing this one

This sits in the browser automation group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Darbot's toolset — Click-Tool, Type-Tool, Clipboard-Tool and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by darbot; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Darbot's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • 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.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Darbot.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the darbot mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Click-ToolClick on the screen at the given coordinates.
Type-ToolType text on an element (optionally clears existing text).
Clipboard-ToolCopy or paste using the system clipboard.
Scroll-ToolScroll vertically or horizontally on the window or specific regions.
Drag-ToolDrag from one point to another.
Move-ToolMove mouse pointer.
Shortcut-ToolPress keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+c, Alt+Tab, etc).
Key-ToolPress a single key.
Wait-ToolPause for a defined duration.
State-ToolCombined snapshot of active apps and interactive, textual and scrollable elements along with screenshot of the desktop.
Screenshot-ToolCapture a screenshot of the desktop.
Launch-ToolTo launch an application from the start menu.
Shell-ToolTo execute PowerShell commands.
Scrape-ToolTo scrape the entire webpage for information.

How to install the Darbot MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "windows-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@darbotlabs/darbot-windows-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Python 3.13+ (3.8+ minimum) - UV (Package Manager) from Astral-sh - Windows OS (recommended - limited functionality on other platforms) - MCP Client: Anthropic Claude Desktop or Gemini CLI - Set English as the default language in Windows

Example prompts to try

  • Use Darbot to Click-Tool.
  • Use Darbot to Type-Tool.
  • Use Darbot to Clipboard-Tool.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Darbot to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Click-Tool, Type-Tool, Clipboard-Tool, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Darbot directly.