Remote Desktop Commander
remote (hosted) MCP serverRemote Desktop Commander is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Hosted MCP server connecting claude.ai, ChatGPT and other AI apps to your own computer. Connect any MCP client to https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http remote-desktop-commander https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"remote-desktop-commander": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp"
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
Summary
Hosted MCP server connecting claude.ai, ChatGPT and other AI apps to your own computer
Remote Desktop Commander vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Desktop Commander | 93 | Hosted | No | None |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Remote Desktop Commander is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
Remote Desktop Commander is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http remote-desktop-commander https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp
Run: codex mcp add remote-desktop-commander --url https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp
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