{"data":{"slug":"windows-mcp","name":"Windows-MCP","tagline":"MIT MCP server that lets an agent drive the Windows desktop — apps, UI, input, shell","category":"agents","categoryName":"AI Agents","url":"https://github.com/CursorTouch/Windows-MCP","github":"https://github.com/CursorTouch/Windows-MCP","pricing":"open-source","hook":"Windows-MCP hands an MCP client the Windows desktop: launch and switch apps, read the UI tree, click, type, scroll, and run shell commands — computer use on Windows without a vision-only screenshot loop.","whatsGood":"MIT (CursorTouch/Windows-MCP), release v0.8.7, on PyPI. `uvx windows-mcp serve` runs it over stdio; `--transport sse` or `--transport streamable-http` expose it on a local port. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP client. Uses the accessibility tree, so it works with whatever model you already use. ★~8.4k.","theCatch":"Windows only (7 through 11). It drives your real desktop session with full system access — it is not a sandbox, so run it on a machine or VM you are happy to let an agent control, and keep secrets out of reach. The first install can take a minute or two while dependencies resolve, and the very first start may time out once. Vs cua (sandboxed computer-use VMs and SDK) and agent-desktop (desktop automation agent): Windows-MCP is the plain MCP server on the Windows host itself.","verdict":"MIT Windows computer-use MCP when an agent must operate real Windows apps — run it on a disposable machine, never on a desktop you cannot afford to hand over.","addedAt":"2026-10-09","featured":false,"domain":"AI Agents","subSpecialty":"Computer Use","subcategory":"Computer Use","tags":["mcp","desktop-app","self-host","permissive","active"],"capabilities":["mcp","windows","desktop"],"surfaces":["MCP","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Python"],"licenseModel":"OSS/MIT","githubStars":9500,"starsPerWeek":127,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2025-05-13","pushedAt":"2026-10-18","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"claude-code","name":"Claude Code","tagline":"Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context"},{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","tagline":"The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase"},{"slug":"devin","name":"Devin","tagline":"Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks"},{"slug":"stagehand","name":"Stagehand","tagline":"AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language"},{"slug":"browser-use","name":"Browser Use","tagline":"Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/windows-mcp","html":"/gems/windows-mcp","markdown":"/gems/windows-mcp.md","category":"/api/gems?category=agents","categoryPage":"/stacks/agents"}}