Desktop Commander MCP Server for Terminal and File Control

Desktop Commander is an MCP server that gives AI assistants terminal command execution, file system search, diff-based file editing, and process management capabilities. It extends Claude Desktop and other MCP clients with full local development environment control.

Desktop Commander MCP Server for Terminal and File Control

Desktop Commander is an MCP server that gives AI assistants terminal command execution, file system search, diff-based file editing, and process management capabilities. It extends Claude Desktop and other MCP clients with full local development environment control.

Installation

Method 1, Agent Skill Exchange

Method 2, Git clone

git clone https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills.git && cd skills/skills/desktop-commander-mcp-terminal-file-control

Method 3, Download ZIP

  • Download the repository ZIP and extract skills/desktop-commander-mcp-terminal-file-control.

Method 4, Manual copy

  • Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory, then reload your agent tooling.

Method 5, Fork and sync

  • Fork the repository if you want to maintain local edits while syncing upstream changes.

Source