# Does Desktop Commander have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** Desktop Commander maintains an official MCP server.

> The hosted server is in beta and relays to a device agent you run on your own computer.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Remote server — Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
- Endpoint: `https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp`
- Package: [`@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) on npm
- Repository: [wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP) — ★ 9.8k, last push 2026-09-29, MIT
- Maintainer: Eduard Ruzga
- Language: TypeScript
- Category: [File Systems](https://mcpyet.com/category/file-systems/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities
> — how [wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP) describes itself

Project site: <https://desktopcommander.app/>

## The receipts

- **Vendor-hosted (remote):** `https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp` — a remote server run by Desktop Commander itself, nothing to install. Documented at <https://desktopcommander.app/>.
- **Official package:** [`@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) on npm. The package page carries the exact launch arguments and required credentials.
- **Official repository:** [wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP) — ★ 9.8k, pushed 2026-09-29, MIT (active)

## How to connect it

Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http desktopcommander https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp
```

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors**
2. Click **Add custom connector**
3. Paste `https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp`
4. Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktopcommander": {
      "url": "https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "desktopcommander": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

1. Enable **Developer mode** under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
2. Choose **Create** and paste `https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp`
3. Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat

## How we know

Published to the MCP Registry under app.desktopcommander (Remote Desktop Commander); the hosted endpoint mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp answers MCP initialize (401, OAuth required). desktopcommander.app documents both the remote server and the open-source local server wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP, run with `npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest`.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in File Systems

- [Dropbox](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/dropbox.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Microsoft](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/microsoft.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Egnyte](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/egnyte.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Box](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/box.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Files.com](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/files-com.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Regan Milne](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/regan-milne.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/desktop-commander/ — data refreshed 2026-09-29