Claude Desktop Commander
CreatedStrawHatAI
Enables the Claude desktop app to execute terminal commands, manage processes, and perform file system operations, including code editing.
About
Claude Desktop Commander is a server that empowers the Claude desktop application to interact with your computer's terminal, manage processes, and perform file system operations. Built upon the Model Context Protocol (MCP), it extends Claude's capabilities to include executing long-running terminal commands with output streaming, process management, comprehensive file system manipulation (read, write, create, move, search, get metadata), and surgical code editing through search and replace blocks. It provides a powerful bridge between Claude's AI capabilities and your local system.
Key Features
- Manage processes, including listing and terminating them.
- Supports long-running commands with session management.
- Execute terminal commands with configurable timeout and background execution.
- Edit code using surgical text replacements and full file rewrites.
- Perform full filesystem operations such as reading, writing, creating, and moving files and directories.
- 2 GitHub stars
Use Cases
- Using Claude to debug and manage processes.
- Automating tasks on your computer through Claude.
- Integrating Claude with local development workflows.
