Does Desktop Commander work with Cursor?
Partially. Desktop Commander installed and connected in Cursor on Oct 15, 2026 (connected, install, tools visible), 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 onCursor Pro+
App version2026.10.12-d47ca18
Steps
- install OK
- connected OK
- tools visible OK
- 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
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktop-commander": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest"
]
}
}
}Connection check
desktop-commander: readyTools the app saw
25 tools in the app (protocol check found 25).
Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.
Set it up in Cursor
Copy-paste config for every app is on the Desktop Commander page. Not connecting? Cursor MCP troubleshooting.
Other apps we tested it in: Claude Code (partial).