# DesktopCommanderMCP

> MCP server for terminal control, file search, and code editing

Desktop Commander is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that grants AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code full terminal access and filesystem manipulation capabilities. It allows models to execute shell commands, manage background processes, read various file formats, and make surgical search-and-replace code edits. Users run it locally via npx or inside an isolated Docker container.

- Source: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
- Homepage: https://desktopcommander.app/
- License: MIT
- Built with: JavaScript 55.2%, TypeScript 39.9%, PowerShell 2.1%, Shell 1.4%, Other 1.4%
- Stars: 10155
- Forks: 1267
- Contributors: 38
- Last commit: 2026-10-24
- Latest release: v0.3.1 (2026-10-22)
- Purpose: AI & LLM tooling, MCP servers, Developer tools, Coding assistants
- Type: Docker / self-host, CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 80/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 20/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 10/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [Release Notes — v0.3.1](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/tag/v0.3.1). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Other files:

- [desktop-commander-0.3.1.mcpb](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/download/v0.3.1/desktop-commander-0.3.1.mcpb) (59 MB, 146 downloads)

## Alternatives

- [Claude Context](https://diggithub.com/zilliztech/claude-context.md): Code search MCP for coding agents
- [Codebase Memory MCP](https://diggithub.com/DeusData/codebase-memory-mcp.md): Code intelligence MCP server with a knowledge graph
- [Serena](https://diggithub.com/oraios/serena.md): Semantic coding toolkit for agents
- [Spec Kit](https://diggithub.com/github/spec-kit.md): Toolkit for spec-driven development with AI agents
- [Open Code Review](https://diggithub.com/alibaba/open-code-review.md): Hybrid AI code review tool from Alibaba
- [OpenSpec](https://diggithub.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec.md): Spec-driven development for AI coding assistants
- [CodeGraph](https://diggithub.com/colbymchenry/codegraph.md): Pre-indexed code graph for coding agents
- [Repomix](https://diggithub.com/yamadashy/repomix.md): Pack a repository into one AI-friendly file

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
Updated: 2026-10-29