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An MCP server that provides Claude with comprehensive desktop automation capabilities including browser control, window management, and native mouse/keyboard input on Windows. It enables users to capture screenshots, launch applications, and interact with the system clipboard through natural language.

A comprehensive MCP server with 30+ custom tools organized into categories: date/time operations, file management, system information, text processing, and web operations. Enables async communication with robust error handling and flexible CLI integration.

Provides advanced system monitoring and file search capabilities for macOS, allowing users to track performance metrics and perform enhanced file searches with content analysis and tagging features.

Provides environment and configuration tools for AI agents, enabling parsing and generation of .env files, port checking, system information inspection, and dependency verification.

Enables AI agents and test runners to control Android devices via local ADB, including listing devices, tapping, swiping, typing, sending system keys, launching apps, and dumping UI hierarchy. Communicates over MCP stdio without exposing network listeners.

Provides seamless integration with macOS native applications including Messages, Notes, Contacts, Mail, Reminders, Calendar, and Maps, enabling natural language control and automation of Apple ecosystem apps.

Set up Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV boxes over ADB on the local network: discover and pair boxes, set any launcher as the HOME app, install apps, take screenshots and run checks. No raw shell tool; the tools that change the box ask before they run.

Windows automation MCP offering * AI Vision (e.g. Click by Description) * Windows UI Automation Tree tools * Chrome Automation via Playwright * Mouse control * Keyboard control * a lot more (>40 tools) Also comes with Python/TypeScript/C# client libs and a Windows Desktop tool to try all the tools.

AI-powered MCP server for TrueNAS SCALE storage operations with governance and safety features, enabling management of pools, datasets, snapshots, disks, alerts, and services.

Provides read-only access to native macOS system utilities including disk management, battery status, network configuration, and system profiling through terminal commands. Enables users to retrieve system information and diagnostics from macOS machines via standardized MCP tools.

Enables AI assistants to interact with VMware Workspace ONE UEM environments for device management, user administration, and system operations. Provides access to 25+ commonly used UEM APIs with support for OAuth2 authentication and bulk operations.

Enables AI agents to manage processes via structured MCP tools, reducing token usage by 75-80% compared to shell commands.

Enables LLMs to interact with ROS1 Noetic robotic systems by providing tools for topic management, service calls, and parameter configuration. It also supports node inspection, coordinate transform queries, and message introspection via the Model Context Protocol.

Enables AI coding agents to automate Windows desktop applications through semantic UI Automation instead of brittle coordinate clicks, with tools for discovering windows, finding controls by stable identifiers, and verifying actions.

Enables managing cron jobs, maintenance windows, and settings through natural language by exposing the Cronmanager REST API as MCP tools for LLM clients like Claude.

Enables AI agents to control local Android virtual devices managed by DroidLume, including device lifecycle, app management, UI input, screenshots, and diagnostics through structured MCP tools.

Enables AI agents to control Linux/X11 desktops by providing tools for taking screenshots, clicking, typing, and managing windows via AT-SPI and xdotool.

Enables LLMs to take full control of your device by providing screen automation tools for capturing, clicking, typing, and scrolling, ideal for automation and education.

AutoFlow enables AI agents to automate Windows desktop tasks by visually recognizing screen elements and simulating keyboard and mouse actions, with 18 MCP tools for workflow control.

Wraps the mcp-locks CLI to expose coordination primitives as MCP tools, enabling multiple AI agents to claim, release, and list exclusive OS resources like browser profiles.