windows-mcp

MCP server for Windows desktop file/folder management via the Model Context Protocol.

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Overview Requirements Installation Usage Available Tools Project Structure Development Security License

Overview windows-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes tools to manage files and folders on the Windows Desktop. It communicates via stdio transport and is designed to be connected to any MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop).

Requirements

Node.js >= 18 Windows OS (relies on USERPROFILE and Desktop path conventions) npm >= 8

Installation bash# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/windows-mcp.git cd windows-mcp

Install dependencies

npm install

Build the project

npm run build

Usage Start the MCP server bashnpm start The server communicates over stdio and is ready to be connected to an MCP client. Connecting with Claude Desktop Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json: json{ "mcpServers": { "windows-mcp": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:/path/to/windows-mcp/dist/index.js"] } } }

Available Tools delete_folder Deletes a file or folder located on the Windows Desktop. ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionpathstring✅Relative path within the Desktop Example input: json{ "path": "old-project" } Example response: json{ "success": true, "deleted": "old-project" }

⚠️ Deletion is permanent and recursive. Use with caution.

Project Structure windows-mcp/ ├── src/ │ ├── index.ts # Entry point │ ├── server.ts # MCP server setup & request handlers │ ├── config/ │ │ └── paths.ts # Desktop path resolution │ ├── handlers/ │ │ └── deleteFolder.handler.ts # Business logic for delete tool │ ├── tools/ │ │ └── deleteFolder.tool.ts # Tool schema definition │ └── utils/ │ └── pathValidator.ts # Path safety validation ├── dist/ # Compiled output (generated) ├── tsconfig.json ├── package.json └── README.md

Development Scripts CommandDescriptionnpm run buildCompile TypeScript to dist/npm startRun the compiled servernpm testRun tests (not yet configured) Build bashnpm run build TypeScript sources in src/ are compiled to dist/ using the config in tsconfig.json (target: ES2022, module: NodeNext).

Security All file operations are restricted to the Windows Desktop directory. The server enforces:

Path traversal prevention — any path resolving outside the Desktop is rejected. Existence check — operations on non-existent paths return a descriptive error.

Paths like ../../Windows/System32 will be blocked with an error: Solo se permite borrar dentro del Escritorio

License MIT © 2026 Emilio José Ugeda Sanoja — see LICENSE for details.