MCP Windows Automation
🚀 AI-Powered Windows Automation Server using Model Context Protocol (MCP) | Control Windows apps, automate tasks, and manage systems through natural language commands with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI assistants | 80+ automation tools
What is MCP Windows Automation?
MCP Windows Automation is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to 🚀 ai-powered windows automation server using model context protocol (mcp) | control windows apps, automate tasks, and manage systems through natural language commands with claude, chatgpt & other ai ...
🚀 AI-Powered Windows Automation Server using Model Context Protocol (MCP) | Control Windows apps, automate tasks, and manage systems through natural language commands with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI assistants | 80+ automation tools
This server falls under the Browser Automation and Developer Tools categories on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- 🚀 AI-Powered Windows Automation Server using Model Context P
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
Manual Installation
npx mcp-windows-automationConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use MCP Windows Automation
MCP Windows Automation (published on PyPI as mcp-windows-server) is an AI-native automation framework that gives AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT over 200 tools to control a Windows PC through natural language. It covers system process management, file operations, browser automation, screenshot capture, OCR, Microsoft Office integration, network diagnostics, and more. Developers and power users install it to let AI agents execute multi-step Windows tasks — from creating Excel reports to managing running processes — without writing scripts.
Prerequisites
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 (the server only runs on Windows)
- Python 3.10 or later installed and on PATH
- pip available (comes with Python)
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop installed on the same Windows machine
Install the package from PyPI
Install mcp-windows-server globally so the mcp-windows-server entry-point command is available on PATH.
pip install mcp-windows-serverVerify the installation
Confirm the command is available. If the version string prints you are ready to configure your MCP client.
mcp-windows-server --helpAdd the server to Claude Desktop config
Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows and add the entry below. PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 ensures stdout is not buffered so Claude receives output immediately.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-windows-server": {
"command": "mcp-windows-server",
"env": {
"PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"
}
}
}
}Optional: configure MySQL integration
If you want the server's data-analysis tools to connect to a local MySQL instance, set these environment variables in the env block of the config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-windows-server": {
"command": "mcp-windows-server",
"env": {
"PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1",
"MYSQL_USER": "root",
"MYSQL_PASSWORD": "yourpassword",
"MYSQL_DATABASE": "mydb",
"MYSQL_HOST": "localhost",
"MYSQL_PORT": "3306"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop and test
Quit and reopen Claude Desktop. Ask Claude to take a screenshot or list running processes — the server will launch automatically and return live Windows system data.
MCP Windows Automation Examples
Client configuration
Minimal claude_desktop_config.json entry to connect Claude Desktop to the Windows automation server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-windows-server": {
"command": "mcp-windows-server",
"env": {
"PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Natural language commands you can send to Claude once the server is running.
- "Take a screenshot and save it as desktop.png on my Desktop"
- "List all running processes sorted by memory usage"
- "Create a backup of my Documents folder to D:\\Backups"
- "Check my network connection status and show me the active adapter"
- "Open Calculator"
- "Get my full system information including CPU, RAM, and disk usage"Troubleshooting MCP Windows Automation
Claude Desktop cannot find the mcp-windows-server command
The pip install may have placed the script in a user Scripts directory that is not on PATH. Run 'where mcp-windows-server' in a command prompt. If it is not found, add the Python Scripts directory (e.g. C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts) to your system PATH, then restart Claude Desktop.
Server starts but automation commands return permission errors
Some system-level operations require elevated privileges. Run Claude Desktop as Administrator, or use the source installation and launch unified_server.py from an elevated command prompt.
Office automation tools fail with 'COM error' or 'module not found'
Microsoft Office must be installed on the machine for Office integration tools to work. Install Office and ensure pywin32 is installed: pip install pywin32, then run 'python -m win32com.client' to register COM objects.
Frequently Asked Questions about MCP Windows Automation
What is MCP Windows Automation?
MCP Windows Automation is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that 🚀 ai-powered windows automation server using model context protocol (mcp) | control windows apps, automate tasks, and manage systems through natural language commands with claude, chatgpt & other ai assistants | 80+ automation tools It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install MCP Windows Automation?
Follow the installation instructions on the MCP Windows Automation GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with MCP Windows Automation?
MCP Windows Automation works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is MCP Windows Automation free to use?
Yes, MCP Windows Automation is open source and available under the MIT license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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