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Desktop Commander MCP

MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities

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Overview

Desktop Commander MCP is an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that bridges AI assistants like Claude with your local development environment. With 6,300+ GitHub stars, it enables AI agents to execute terminal commands, manage running processes, search and edit files with diff support, work with Excel/PDF/DOCX documents, and run code in memory across Python, Node.js, and R — all without leaving your AI chat interface. Key features include interactive process control with output streaming and timeout management, a file preview UI with rendered markdown and inline images, support for 100+ file formats via Pandoc/LibreOffice, remote MCP access from ChatGPT and Claude web, and session management for long-running terminal commands. It's built with Node.js and distributed as an npm package with a Docker community image available on Docker Hub (mcp/desktop-commander).

Requirements

Min vCPU
1
Min RAM
1024 MB
Min Disk
10 GB
Rec vCPU
2
Rec RAM
2048 MB
Rec Disk
20 GB

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Docker Compose

# Generated by Run This Ai — docker-compose.yml
services:
  desktop-commander-mcp:
    image: mcp/desktop-commander:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
    volumes:
      - ./data/desktop-commander-mcp:/data

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Guides & articles

How to Set Up Desktop Commander MCP: AI-Powered Terminal Control in 10 Minutes

Step-by-step tutorial on installing and configuring Desktop Commander MCP. From npm install to first terminal command — with common fixes for mistakes that waste hours.

Jul 8, 2026

Desktop Commander MCP: Give Your AI Terminal Control Over Your Development Environment

An honest guide to Desktop Commander MCP — the open-source MCP server that gives Claude terminal control, file search and document editing. 6.3K stars, Docker image available.

Jul 8, 2026