Does Desktop Commander work with Claude Code?

Q: Does Desktop Commander work with Claude Code?

Partially. In our test on 2026-10-15 (Claude Code 2.1.296 (Claude Code), plan: Claude Pro), Desktop Commander installed and connected (partial: agent task not run yet).

Partially. Desktop Commander installed and connected in Claude Code on Oct 15, 2026 (connected, install), but we have not run a full agent task yet for this server, so this is not a pass.

Result

ResultPartial

Date testedOct 15, 2026

Plan tested onClaude Pro

App version2.1.296 (Claude Code)

Steps

install OK
connected OK
tools visible Not runClaude Code CLI has no non-interactive tool-list command; tool visibility is checked in the task step
agent task Not runno standard task for this server in tasks.json

From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.

What happened in this run

Install config we used

claude mcp add -s local desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest

Connection check

desktop-commander: npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest - ✔ Connected

Tools check

not_run

Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.

Set it up in Claude Code

Copy-paste config for every app is on the Desktop Commander page. Not connecting? Claude Code MCP troubleshooting.

Other apps we tested it in: Cursor (partial).

All MCP servers tested in Claude Code