About Total PC Control
Total PC Control is an MCP server for controlling a computer’s screen, mouse, keyboard, windows, and clipboard. It is intended for MCP clients that need to perform desktop actions, with a caution that automated control can have unintended effects.
Key features
- 01Capture full screens or regions
- 02Move, click, and scroll the mouse
- 03Type text and press key combinations
- 04Find and focus application windows
- 05Copy and paste clipboard text
Use cases
- 01Capture a screen or selected region
- 02Automate mouse and keyboard actions
- 03Bring a named application window forward
- 04Copy or retrieve clipboard text
MCP support
Exposes screen capture, mouse, keyboard, window management, and clipboard tools to MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMETotal PC Control
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides control over your screen, mouse, and keyboard using nut.js.
⚠️ Warning: Use with Caution
This software enables programmatic control of your mouse, keyboard, and other system operations. By using this software, you acknowledge and accept that:
- Giving AI models direct control over your computer through this tool can lead to unintended consequences
- The software can control your mouse, keyboard, and other system functions
- You are using this software entirely at your own risk
- The creators and contributors of this project accept NO responsibility for any damage, data loss, or other consequences that may arise from using this software
Features
- 📷 Screen Capture: Capture screenshots of your entire screen or specific regions
- 🖱️ Mouse Control: Move the mouse cursor, click, double-click, and scroll
- ⌨️ Keyboard Input: Type text and press keyboard shortcuts
- 🪟 Window Management: Find, focus, and manipulate application windows
- 📋 Clipboard Access: Copy and paste text
Prerequisites
- Node.js 16 or higher
- npm or yarn
- cmake-js (for building native dependencies)
Installation
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/jasondsmith72/total-pc-control.git
cd total-pc-control
- Install cmake-js globally (required for building native dependencies):
npm install -g cmake-js
- Install the libnut core library (required for nut.js):
git clone https://github.com/nut-tree/libnut.git libnut-core
cd libnut-core
npm install
cmake-js rebuild
cd ..
- Install dependencies and build the project:
npm install
npm run build
Using with Claude for Desktop
- Edit your Claude for Desktop configuration file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- Add the following to your configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"total-pc-control": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/total-pc-control/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
Replace /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/ with the actual path to where you cloned the repository.
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Restart Claude for Desktop
-
Look for the hammer icon in the Claude interface to indicate available tools.
Available Tools
Screen Capture
capture_screen: Capture the entire screen as an imagecapture_region: Capture a specific region of the screen
Mouse Control
move_mouse: Move the mouse cursor to a specific positionclick_mouse: Click the mouse at the current position or specified coordinatesdouble_click: Double-click at the current position or specified coordinatesright_click: Right-click at the current position or specified coordinatesscroll_mouse: Scroll the mouse wheel up or down
Keyboard Input
type_text: Type text at the current cursor positionpress_key: Press a specific keyboard key or key combinationhold_key: Hold down a keyrelease_key: Release a held key
Window Management
find_window: Find a window by title or application namefocus_window: Bring a window to the foregroundget_active_window: Get information about the currently active window
Clipboard Operations
copy_to_clipboard: Copy text to the clipboardpaste_from_clipboard: Get text from the clipboard
Development
To run the server in development mode:
npm run dev
To run tests:
npm test
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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