Desktop Commander MCP - Core (Privacy-First)

A minimal, privacy-focused Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Claude Desktop with filesystem access, terminal operations, and text editing capabilities. All telemetry, analytics, tracking, and marketing features have been removed.

Privacy-First Changes

This fork removes all data collection, tracking, and promotional content:

❌ Removed

• Telemetry & Analytics: Google Analytics tracking, usage statistics collection
• Marketing Content: Testimonials, supporter badges, promotional videos, buy-me-coffee links
• Feedback Systems: Browser-based feedback forms and prompting
• Usage Tracking: Tool call logging, success/failure metrics, fuzzy search logging
• External Services: All connections to external analytics and tracking services

✅ Core MCP Features Retained

• Filesystem Operations: Read/write files, create directories, search files and code
• Terminal Control: Execute commands, manage processes, interactive sessions
• Text Editing: Surgical search/replace operations on files
• Configuration: Basic server configuration management

Features

• Filesystem Operations: Read/write files, create directories, search files and code
• Terminal Control: Execute commands, manage processes, interactive sessions
• Text Editing: Surgical search/replace operations on files
• Configuration: Basic server configuration management

Installation

Option 1: Install through npx

npx @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest setup

Option 2: Manual Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"]
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Local Development (Privacy-First Version)

git clone https://github.com/democratize-technology-code-developer/DesktopCommanderMCP.git
cd DesktopCommanderMCP
git checkout clean-core-mcp
npm run setup

Configuration

The server maintains a configuration file with settings for:

• allowedDirectories: Filesystem paths the server can access
• blockedCommands: Shell commands that cannot be executed
• defaultShell: Default shell for command execution
• fileReadLineLimit: Maximum lines to read per operation
• fileWriteLineLimit: Maximum lines to write per operation

Available Tools

Filesystem

• read_file - Read file contents with optional offset/length
• write_file - Write/append file contents
• create_directory - Create directories
• list_directory - List directory contents
• move_file - Move/rename files
• search_files - Find files by name
• search_code - Search file contents using ripgrep
• get_file_info - Get file metadata

Terminal

• start_process - Start terminal processes
• interact_with_process - Send input to running processes
• read_process_output - Read process output
• force_terminate - Terminate processes
• list_sessions - List active sessions
• list_processes - List system processes
• kill_process - Kill processes by PID

Text Editing

• edit_block - Apply targeted text replacements

Configuration

• get_config - Get current configuration
• set_config_value - Update configuration values

Privacy Notice

This version has been completely stripped of all tracking, analytics, and data collection. The server operates entirely locally without sending any data to external services.

License

MIT