Desktop Commander gives AI chat access to your computer. No more copying output back and forth.
It reads your files, runs the commands, sees the results, and continues from there. Works with ChatGPT, Claude and Codex, on your own machine or a server you own.
Diagram: ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor or another AI client sends a request to Desktop Commander. Desktop Commander works with the files, the terminal and the processes on your computer, and the result goes back to the chat.
You ask in the chat. Desktop Commander reads the files, runs the commands and reports back. Pick an example.
Example session: you ask in a chat, Desktop Commander runs the work on your computer, and the answer comes back to the chat.
Pick the assistant you already use. Setup takes a couple of minutes and you choose which machine it reaches.
Add Desktop Commander to ChatGPT, then work with your real files and terminal in an ordinary conversation.
Connect Claude to a computer you are not sitting in front of, from the web or your phone.
Register this endpoint as a remote MCP server with OAuth, then authorize once. Tokens are scoped per client and can be revoked from Settings.
Desktop Commander
https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp Prefer to run it yourself? The local MCP server is free and open source, and works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and any other MCP client.
Install local MCP →Trouble connecting? Read how to connect a computer or why your computer isn't found.
Desktop Commander Remote MCP lets remote AI clients like ChatGPT and Claude work directly with files and commands on your own computer.
Give AI assistants access to local files, terminal, previews, and running processes. Not a sandbox.
Connect ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI services directly to your computer.
Use it yourself from another device, for example from your phone to your PC.
AI that can read, write, run, and act on your system. Connect one or more devices.
Already set up? Manage your devices →
Ordinary work on a real machine, done in the chat you already have open.
Finding things, comparing versions, renaming and sorting, searching large local archives.
Writing, running and fixing code on your own machine.
Checking a VPS, deploying a change, reading logs, home automation.
Why a program will not start, a disk that has filled up, a service that stopped working.
Set it up once, in a few minutes.
Create an account on mcp.desktopcommander.app with your email.
Add the computer you want to reach: a laptop, a desktop, or a server. Connect as many as you need.
Install the plugin in ChatGPT, or add the connector in Claude. Any other MCP client works too.
Ask for what you want done. Your assistant works on the machine and reports back.
60+ prompts organized by workflow, from codebase exploration to task automation
60+ workflows across development, automation, and optimization
One Desktop Commander, every AI client you use.
It is a great tool, thank you, I like using it, as it gives claude an ability to do surgical edits, making it more like a human developer.
Life saver! I was paying for both Claude + Cursor which felt duplicated. This solves that perfectly. With MCP + web search, it writes code with the latest updates. So good when Cursor doesn't work or fast requests run out.
I had 76 errors in 23 files in my Svelte 5 project. Used desktop-commander, sequentialthinking, and tree-sitter to fix them all. Never resolved type errors this quickly with AI before!
I'm the one who is grateful for this, which is the best MCP that exists!
Just joined I absolutely love this thing
happy command coding everyone - god I love this tool
Wow, I've been building something similar. This makes my project so much easier to build now. I'm truly grateful. Thank you!
btw @DC Dmitry , thanks for such great MCP 🙂 I'm loving it 🙂
Switched from Windsurf to Claude MCP and love it! No more token limits or cascade issues. Can code as much as I want without worrying about costs. This is much more than just code editing!
Been using this MCP daily for a couple of months now and onboarded a bunch of buddies onto it as well, a go to in my arsenal, great work!!
Played with DesktopCommander today, replaced FileServer and continued my project. The diff-based editing is awesome - could continue longer in the same chat before hitting limits. Great!
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Everything you need to know about Desktop Commander.
The Help center covers setup, connecting your computers, plans and billing, and fixes for common problems.
Open the Help center →Desktop Commander gives AI chat access to your computer, so it works on it directly instead of telling you what to do. It reads and writes files, runs commands, and manages processes on your own machine, then continues from the results.
Remote MCP lets you use Desktop Commander from remote AI clients like ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI services while still working with your own machine. You connect one or more of your devices, and your AI assistant gets access to local files, terminal, previews, and running processes on them. You can also use it yourself from another device, for example controlling your PC from your phone. Get started at mcp.desktopcommander.app.
Use Remote MCP when your AI client runs in the browser, like ChatGPT or Claude web, or when you want to reach your machine from another device. Use the local MCP server if you work at your computer in a desktop MCP client like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf; it runs entirely on your machine and is free and open source. Both give AI the same core ability: to read, write, run, and act on your system.
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's a framework developed by Anthropic that allows AI language models like Claude to interact with external tools and services. MCPs give Claude the ability to perform actions in the real world: in this case, to read and write files, execute terminal commands, and manage processes on your computer.
Unlike tools like Cursor or Windsurf which are primarily designed as coding IDEs, Desktop Commander provides a more flexible, solution-centric approach. It's not confined to a coding box: it can handle coding tasks but also excels at exploring codebases, drawing diagrams, running automation processes, organizing files, and working with multiple projects simultaneously.
Desktop Commander operates within safety boundaries: it typically only works with files you direct it to, can only perform actions your user account has permission for, and processes files locally on your machine. No file data is sent to external servers beyond your AI provider conversations.
The MCP has three systems: local usage analytics (always active, stays on your machine), anonymous telemetry (can be disabled), and optional feedback system (user controlled).
Join our Discord server for community support, check the GitHub issues for known problems, or review our comprehensive FAQ for troubleshooting tips. If you encounter a new issue, please consider opening a GitHub issue with details about your problem.
Install the connector, sign in, and connect the machine you want to reach.