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MCP server for computer use on Windows. Click, type, screenshot, and read from the Windows desktop. 5,482 GitHub stars and 86 commits on main in the last 30 days.

5,482·7 tools·Released SEP 2025·MIT
pip install windows-mcp
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MCP server for computer use on Windows. Click, type, screenshot, and read from the Windows desktop. 5,482 stars and 86 commits on main in the last 30 days.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "windows_mcp" ] } } }
PrereqPyPI: `windows-mcp`. Windows-only. Run inside a dedicated Windows VM or sandbox for production agent flows. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "windows_mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "windows_mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "windows_mcp" ] } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "python", "args": [ "-m", "windows_mcp" ] } } }

7 TOOLS AVAILABLE

click
Click at coordinates or on a UI element
Admin
type_text
Type text via the active window
Admin
take_screenshot
Capture a screenshot of the desktop or active window
Read
list_windows
List open windows with titles and bounds
Read
focus_window
Bring a window to the foreground
Admin
send_keys
Send keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Alt+Tab, etc.)
Admin

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • 5,482 GitHub stars.
  • 86 commits on main in the last 30 days. Top cadence among computer-use MCPs.
  • MIT license.
  • Direct Windows API integration; no external automation frameworks required.
  • OCR built-in via read_text.
Weaknesses
  • Windows-only.
  • Computer use carries inherent operational risk; agent prompt path needs strict review.
  • Click and type are pixel/window-level operations; UI changes break flows.
Security Notes

Computer-use tools inherit the full user session permission. Treat the agent flow as having complete local-user privileges. Run in a dedicated Windows VM or sandbox for production agent flows. Screenshot tools can capture sensitive on-screen content; review what UI is visible during agent execution.

Best For

Windows-only legacy app automation; agents that fill in Windows desktop forms; QA flows on Windows where browser automation cannot reach native UI; ops scripts driven by an agent against on-prem Windows tools.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
python
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
npm
windows-mcp
Last Release
windows-mcp (PyPI latest)MAY 7, 2026
First Released
SEP 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
5,482

// Reading this5,482 stars on CursorTouch/Windows-MCP. 86 commits on main in the last 30 days.

// Popularity Rank
#5
Globally · #5 in Dev Tools

// Reading thisPairs with Chrome DevTools, Playwright, Browserbase, Claude Code, MCP Inspector in dev-tools. Windows MCP adds OS-level computer use uniquely.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 7, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 7, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.5editorial5,482MAY 7, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 7, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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