CLAUDE PLUGIN

desktop-commander

Desktop Commander · Claude Code

What this plugin does

MCP server for terminal commands, process management, and file operations across text, code, PDF, DOCX, Excel, images, and structured data.

Open in Claude Marketplace ↗ Source repository ↗ Publisher website ↗

Catalog observations

Sources: Claude Marketplace · Official · Community · Knowledge Work
Works with: Claude Code
Category: Productivity
Reported installs: 7,023
First observed: 2026-10-03 21:29 UTC
Last observed: 2026-10-08 06:00 UTC

Installation counts are reported by Claude Marketplace, not independently verified active users. Observation dates are not release dates. Pricing and account requirements must be checked with the publisher.

Install in Claude Code

Choose a source and review what the plugin adds before installing.

Official

/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-plugins-official

Community

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install desktop-commander@claude-community

Knowledge Work

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
/plugin install desktop-commander@knowledge-work-plugins

Claude Code installation documentation

Source evidence

Listing and manifest JSON

Descriptions and compatibility labels come from the linked sources. Where both sources match, the GitHub description is used because web summaries may be shortened. We have not independently tested the declared capabilities.