# desktop-commander

Connects Claude Code to a local MCP server for persistent shells, process management, document analysis, and Obsidian vault maintenance.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 10107
- Author: Desktop Commander
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/tree/HEAD/plugins/claude
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/desktop-commander

## What it does

The plugin bundles a local MCP server launched via `npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest` alongside specialized skills for workstation management. Claude Code gains persistent terminal shells, Windows PowerShell support, remote SSH sessions, port inspection, and process monitoring.

Additional skills handle read-only system health checks across CPU, memory, and disk, as well as configuration for `claude_desktop_config.json` and `mcp.json`. The package processes structured documents like PDF, DOCX, Excel, and large CSV files directly. Vector databases are not required.

Running the underlying server requires a working Node.js environment with `npx`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Obsidian

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-plugins-official
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
```

## When to use it
- maintain persistent terminal shells and SSH connections
- inspect system health across CPU, RAM, and disk storage
- configure MCP servers in `claude_desktop_config.json` and `mcp.json`
- extract data from PDF, DOCX, Excel, and large CSV files
- organize Obsidian notes with MOCs, properties, and wikilinks

## Example prompts
- Run a computer health check on CPU and disk usage
- Establish an SSH session to inspect active listening ports
- Organize orphan notes and update MOCs in my Obsidian vault

## Source text · claude · MIT

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```text
# Desktop 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 with `npx -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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© Desktop Commander · MIT · https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/tree/HEAD/plugins/claude

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