
Desktop Automation
Controls your desktop programmatically by capturing screenshots, moving the mouse, clicking, and typing text. Lets AI assistants interact directly with any desktop application.
Enables desktop automation with RobotJS for screen capture, keyboard input, and mouse control, allowing direct interaction with desktop applications without manual intervention.
What it does
- Capture desktop screenshots
- Control mouse movement and clicks
- Type text and press keyboard keys
- Get screen dimensions
- Automate interactions with any desktop application
Best for
About Desktop Automation
Desktop Automation is a community-built MCP server published by tanob that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Automate desktop tasks using RobotJS for screen capture, keyboard, and mouse control—seamless integration with power aut It is categorized under developer tools.
How to install
You can install Desktop Automation in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
Desktop Automation is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
MCP Desktop Automation
A Model Context Protocol server that provides desktop automation capabilities using RobotJS and screenshot capabilities. This server enables LLMs to control mouse movements, keyboard inputs, and capture screenshots of the desktop environment.
Configuration to use Desktop Automation Server
Here's how to configure Claude Desktop to use the MCP Desktop Automation server:
NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktop-automation": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-desktop-automation"]
}
}
}
Permissions
This server requires system-level permissions to:
- Capture screenshots of your screen
- Control mouse movement and clicks
- Simulate keyboard input
When first running Claude Desktop with this server, you may need to grant these permissions in your operating system's security settings.
Limitations
While this server works with various MCP clients, it has been primarily tested with Claude Desktop.
Important: The current implementation has a 1MB response size limit. For screen captures, this means:
- High-resolution screenshots may exceed this limit and fail
- Testing has shown 800x600 resolution works reliably
- Consider reducing screen resolution or capturing specific screen areas if you encounter issues
Requirements
- Node.js (>=14.x)
Components
Tools
-
get_screen_size
- Gets the screen dimensions
- No input parameters required
-
screen_capture
- Captures the current screen content
- No input parameters required
-
keyboard_press
- Presses a keyboard key or key combination
- Inputs:
key(string, required): Key to press (e.g., 'enter', 'a', 'control')modifiers(array of strings, optional): Modifier keys to hold while pressing the key. Possible values: "control", "shift", "alt", "command"
-
keyboard_type
- Types text at the current cursor position
- Input:
text(string, required): Text to type
-
mouse_click
- Performs a mouse click
- Inputs:
button(string, optional, default: "left"): Mouse button to click. Possible values: "left", "right", "middle"double(boolean, optional, default: false): Whether to perform a double click
-
mouse_move
- Moves the mouse to specified coordinates
- Inputs:
x(number, required): X coordinatey(number, required): Y coordinate
Resources
The server provides access to screenshots:
-
Screenshot List (
screenshot://list)- Lists all available screenshots by name
-
Screenshot Content (
screenshot://{id})- PNG images of captured screenshots
- Accessible via the screenshot ID (timestamp-based naming)
Key Features
- Desktop mouse control
- Keyboard input simulation
- Screen size detection
- Screenshot capabilities
- Simple JSON response format
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
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