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mcp-desktop-automation

mcp-desktop-automation is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 35 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Serves desktop automation using RobotJS and offers screenshot capabilities.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-desktop-automation’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches
○ not recognised
Credential
○ none found

Maintenance

Stars
35
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository

A Model Context Protocol server that provides desktop automation capabilities using RobotJS and screenshot capabilities

What mcp-desktop-automation can do

6 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

get_screen_size
Gets the screen dimensions
screen_capture
Captures the current screen content
keyboard_press
Presses a keyboard key or key combination
keyboard_type
Types text at the current cursor position
mouse_click
Performs a mouse click
mouse_move
Moves the mouse to specified coordinates

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

mcp-desktop-automation compared with similar servers

mcp-desktop-automation compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
ServerReachesNeedsStarsLast updateLicence
mcp-desktop-automation (this page)—None listed352025-11-11MIT
tradingview-mcpmarketauxMARKETAUX_API_TOKEN5,0992026-10-21MIT
mcphub—ADMIN_PASSWORD2,5802026-10-24Apache-2.0
mcp-remote—AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET1,6522026-10-20MIT
mcp-searxng—None listed1,3222026-10-20MIT
tuui—None listed1,1592026-05-14Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with mcp-desktop-automation, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-desktop-automation

What does mcp-desktop-automation do?
Serves desktop automation using RobotJS and offers screenshot capabilities.
How do I install mcp-desktop-automation?
Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/tanob/mcp-desktop-automation
Is mcp-desktop-automation official and is it maintained?
We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 35 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-11-11.
What licence does mcp-desktop-automation use?
The repository declares the MIT licence.

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