Ghost
local MCP serverGhost is a local MCP server: Verified desktop control for agents on Windows and Linux: apps with no API, windows, shell, browser. Install it from mcpb as https://github.com/NORTHTEKDevs/ghost/releases/download/v0.23.4/ghost-windows-x64.mcpb.
What you need
- Runtime: Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
GHOST_VISION_API_KEY
Summary
Verified desktop control for agents on Windows and Linux: apps with no API, windows, shell, browser.
Ghost vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | 25 | Local | Yes | mcpb |
| glovebox-mcp | 13 | Local | No | — |
| agent-device | 4,793 | Local | No | npm |
| browser-use | 117K | Local | No | pypi |
| mobilerun | 9,489 | Hosted | Yes | None |
Questions
It reads one environment variable: GHOST_VISION_API_KEY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle) or Claude Desktop (one-click .mcpb bundle), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Ghost is a local MCP server distributed as the mcpb package https://github.com/NORTHTEKDevs/ghost/releases/download/v0.23.4/ghost-windows-x64.mcpb.
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