Windows System Control
Provides AI control over Windows system functions like media playback, window management, screenshots, and system settings. Lets you automate common Windows tasks through AI commands.
Enables AI to control Windows system functions including media playback, notifications, window management, screenshots, monitor control, theme changes, clipboard access, and file operations.
What it does
- Control media playback (play, pause, next, previous)
- Manage windows (focus, close, minimize, list)
- Take screenshots of specific windows
- Send Windows toast notifications
- Access and modify clipboard content
- Control monitor sleep/wake and system theme
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About Windows System Control
Windows System Control is a community-built MCP server published by secretiveshell that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Windows System Control enables win automation with AI for media playback, window management, screenshots, theme changes, It is categorized under productivity, developer tools.
How to install
You can install Windows System Control 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
Windows System Control is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
mcp-windows
MCP server for the windows API.
Installation
add this to your claude mcp config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"windows": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-windows"
]
}
}
}
or locally:
{
"mcpServers": {
"windows": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"C:\\Users\\{name}\\Documents\\mcp-windows",
"run",
"mcp-windows"
]
}
}
}
Features
Media
- get_media_sessions
- pause
- play
- next
- previous
Notifications
- send_toast
Window Management
- get_foreground_window_info
- get_window_list
- focus_window
- close_window
- minimize_window
screenshot
- screenshot_window
Monitors
- sleep_monitors
- wake_monitors
Theme
- set_theme_mode (light, dark)
- get_theme_mode
Start Menu
- open_file
- open_url
Clipboard
- get_clipboard
- set_clipboard
License
MIT
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