Windows Computer Control — MCP Connector for Claude Desktop

Local MCP server giving Claude Desktop (Windows app) direct mouse, keyboard, and clipboard control — cursor movement, left/right/double/triple click, scroll up/down, drag-select, type text, hotkeys, copy/paste, clipboard read/write, open URL in default browser, and screenshot.

Windows desktop app only. MCP servers run locally, so this will not work on claude.ai (web) or the mobile apps — only the Claude Desktop app installed on the same Windows PC.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This tool grants an AI model direct control over your mouse, keyboard, and clipboard. Use at your own risk, only while actively supervising the screen, and only on a machine and account where you're comfortable with that level of access. This is not an official Anthropic product — it's a community/local connector, provided as-is with no warranty. Review the code before running it.

1. Install Python (Windows)

Install Python 3.10+ from https://python.org (check "Add Python to PATH" during setup). Verify:

python --version

Related MCP server: MCPControl

2. Get the files onto your PC

Copy this whole windows-computer-control folder to your Windows machine, e.g. C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\windows-computer-control\.

3. Install dependencies

Open PowerShell in that folder:

cd C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\windows-computer-control
pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Register the connector in Claude Desktop

Open (create if missing): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the windows-computer-control entry from claude_desktop_config.sample.json into your mcpServers object — merge it with any servers you already have, don't overwrite the file. Update the path to match where you copied the folder and your Python path if python isn't on PATH (use the full path from where python).

5. Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit and reopen the app. Look for a tools/plug icon in the chat box — "windows-computer-control" should be listed with its tools available.

6. Use it

Ask Claude things like:

• "Open google.com and search for X"

• "Take a screenshot so you can see the page"

• "Right-click that link and copy it"

• "Select all the text on this page and copy it"

• "Scroll down and click the second result"

Claude will call screenshot() to see the screen, then use move_cursor / click / type_text / scroll etc. to act — same pattern as any computer-use agent.

Tools included

Security & privacy features

Permission prompts. Right-click, delete/enter/edit keys, typing, paste, drag-select, select-all, and clipboard writes all pop up a native Windows dialog first: Allow Once / Always Allow / Cancel. Nothing happens until you click one.

• Allow Once — runs this one time only, asks again next time.

• Always Allow — remembers your choice for that action (saved to %USERPROFILE%\.windows_computer_control_permissions.json).

• Cancel — blocks the action; Claude gets told it was denied.

No silent personal-data access. Reading the clipboard and taking screenshots can never be set to "Always Allow" — every single call prompts you fresh, since these can expose personal information.

Auto-deny near sensitive apps. If the currently focused window's title contains a banking/password-manager keyword (bank, wallet, OTP, 1Password, Bitwarden, etc.), every guarded action is silently blocked — no prompt, no bypass, even if you'd previously chosen "Always Allow". Edit BLOCKED_WINDOW_KEYWORDS in permissions.py to add your own.

Reset anytime. Ask Claude to call reset_permissions, or delete %USERPROFILE%\.windows_computer_control_permissions.json yourself, to clear all saved "Always Allow" grants.

Safe/unguarded actions (no prompt, since they can't change or leak anything): get_screen_size, get_cursor_position, move_cursor, click (left click), double_click, triple_click, scroll, copy, open_url.

Safety notes — read before use

• This gives an AI model real control of your mouse and keyboard. Only enable it while you're watching the screen and actively supervising.

• PyAutoGUI's fail-safe is on: slam your mouse into any screen corner to immediately abort whatever action is in progress.

• Remove the entry from claude_desktop_config.json (and restart the app) whenever you're not actively using it.