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title: "Desktop Commander"
description: "Local MCP server for terminal control, filesystem search, and diff-based file editing on the host."
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# Desktop Commander

Local MCP server for terminal control, filesystem search, and diff-based file editing on the host.

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| Link | <https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP> |
| Repository | [wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP) |
| Categories | [local](/categories/local/), [desktop](/categories/desktop/), [terminal](/categories/terminal/), [filesystem](/categories/filesystem/) |
| GitHub stars | 10k |
| Forks | 1.3k |
| Last push | 2026-10-14 |
| Archived | no |
| Official MCP Registry | `io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander` |

Stats as of 2026-10-15. Listed on [mcptools.si](https://mcptools.si/mcp/desktop-commander/).

Source: https://nimbus-mcptools.labs.steitblog.com/servers/desktop-commander/index.mdx