desktop commander — Agent Skill
by wonderwhy-er · Updated
MCP server for terminal commands, process management, and file operations across text, code, PDF, DOCX, Excel, images, and structured data.
At a glance
desktop-commander is an Agent Skill by wonderwhy-er in the Documents & Office category. In Claude Code it installs with `/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-plugins-official` after adding the anthropics/claude-plugins-official marketplace; other assistants use its SKILL.md instructions as rules. Its source repository has 10,161 GitHub stars (as of Oct 28, 2026).
How to install desktop commander in your AI client
Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.
How to install desktop commander in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI
Add the marketplace
claude/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-officialInstall the skill
claude/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-plugins-officialUse it
These are slash commands for a Claude Code session, not your shell. Claude auto-invokes the skill when your request matches its description — or type its slash command if it exposes one.
How to install desktop commander in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add the SKILL.md to your Skills folder
Settings → Capabilities → Skills → add the folder containing SKILL.md. Claude picks it up automatically.
How to install desktop commander in CursorAI-first code editor
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Convert to a Cursor rule
Create .cursor/rules/desktop-commander.mdc and paste the SKILL.md body. Set `alwaysApply` or a glob so the Agent loads it in context.
How to install desktop commander in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Reference in AGENTS.md
Add the skill's instructions (or a link) to AGENTS.md at your repo root — Codex reads it on every run.
How to install desktop commander in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install desktop commander in ClineVS Code autonomous agent
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
How to install desktop commander in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support
Clone the source
bashgit clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.gitFind the skill
It lives in DesktopCommanderMCP/plugins/claude — that folder contains the SKILL.md.
Add to your rules / context
Paste the SKILL.md instructions into this tool's custom rules or workspace instructions so the agent follows them.
Documentation
Full READMEDesktop Commander Claude Code Plugin
Desktop Commander gives Claude Code access to a local MCP server for terminal sessions, filesystem work, structured documents, search, process management, and SSH workflows — plus a set of skills that steer the agent toward those capabilities for common tasks.
Components
- MCP server:
desktop-commander, installed withnpx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest. - Skill:
desktop-commander-overview— explains when to use Desktop Commander MCP tools and how common workflows compose. - Skill:
terminal— persistent shells/REPLs, SSH, Windows PowerShell, process/port inspection, and saving recurring workflows as scripts. - Skill:
computer-health-check— read-only system health check (CPU, memory, disk, battery, startup) with safe, opt-in cleanups. - Skill:
ai-tools-setup— install, configure, and repair Claude Desktop, MCP servers, and local AI tooling (mcp.json / claude_desktop_config.json). - Skill:
knowledge-base— build and maintain a Markdown knowledge base any AI agent can navigate without a vector database. - Skill:
obsidian-vault— organize Obsidian vaults: MOCs, wikilinks, properties, Dataview/Bases dashboards, and orphan/link cleanup.
Usage
Install the plugin in Claude Code, then ask Claude to use Desktop Commander when it needs persistent shells, long-running processes, local file reads, Excel/DOCX/PDF handling, large CSV analysis, remote SSH sessions, a system health check, AI-tooling setup, or knowledge-base/Obsidian organization.
For full project documentation, see the repository README.
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