# DesktopCommanderMCP > This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities - **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/DesktopCommanderMCP - **Author**: wonderwhy-er - **Category**: MCP Servers - **Latest version**: `v0.2.42` (2026-06-05) - **License**: MIT - **Source**: https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP - **Homepage**: https://desktopcommander.app/ - **Language**: TypeScript - **GitHub**: 5,928 stars, 694 forks - **Registry**: github - **Tags**: `agent`, `ai`, `code-analysis`, `code-generation`, `mcp`, `terminal-ai`, `terminal-automation`, `typescript`, `vibe-coding` ## Description This is MCP server for Claude that gives it terminal control, file system search and diff file editing capabilities ## Recent releases | Version | Date | Urgency | Changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `v0.2.42` | 2026-06-05 | High | - 🖼️ **Image reads fixed** — on some clients the model wasn't actually seeing the image when reading an image file; it does now. [#488](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/pull/488) - 🪟 **Windows: terminal command quoting fixed** — some types of commands had their quotes mangled before running; fixed now. [#495](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/pull/495) - 🪟 **Windows: PATH fixes** — DC now correctly finds tools and apps that are installed and on your | | `v0.2.41` | 2026-05-14 | High | ## 🔒 Security: directory traversal via symlink bypass — fixed A symlink inside an allowed directory pointing to a restricted location could bypass `isPathAllowed()` when the target file didn't yet exist — `fs.realpath()` failed with `ENOENT` and the allowlist check fell back to the unresolved path. `validatePath()` now resolves the deepest existing ancestor and reconstructs the real path before checking the allowlist, so a symlink at `/projects/evil → /etc/` can no longer trick a write of `/ | | `v0.2.40` | 2026-04-27 | High | ## 🛟 Hotfix: Markdown auto-save no longer corrupts your files If you've been on **v0.2.39**, please upgrade. The markdown preview pane was silently rewriting `.md` files on disk through a Tiptap round-trip — collapsing GFM tables, rewriting Obsidian wikilinks (`[[Note]]` → `[Note](http://Note)`), corrupting YAML frontmatter, and adding spurious `\[`, `\]`, `\~`, `\_` escapes. Fixed in __[#445](https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/pull/445)__ — closes __[#437](https://github.co | | `v0.2.39` | 2026-04-23 | High | ## 📝 Markdown Editor (New!) WYSIWYG markdown editing right in the preview pane — what you see is what you get. Edit your .md files, then copy-paste the formatted output straight into Slack, Medium, Notion, email, or anywhere else that accepts rich text. No more "does **this** work here or do I need to retype it as bold?" Screenshot 2026-04-23 at 14 41 39 image View and edit all Desktop Commander settings through a clean UI Toggle telemetry, adjust file limits, manage blocked commands and allowed directories Dark mode support with host-agnostic theming Works across different MCP | | `v0.2.37` | 2026-02-20 | Low | ## 📄 DOCX Support (New!) Full Microsoft Word document support through the existing `read_file`, `write_file`, `edit_block`, and `start_search` tools — no new tools needed. * **Read DOCX** — default mode shows a text-bearing outline (paragraphs, tables, images, headers/footers) with body indices for navigation. Set `offset=1` to get raw pretty-printed XML for precise editing. * **Edit DOCX** — surgical find/replace on the underlying XML via `edit_block`, with automatic header/footer search | | `v0.2.36` | 2026-02-16 | Low | ## 🖼️ File Preview UI (New!) When Claude reads a file, you now get a **visual preview widget** right in Claude Desktop — no more staring at raw text dumps in the chat. - **Rendered markdown** with clean, Medium-inspired typography - **Image preview** — PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP files render inline - **"Load more lines"** — expand before/after to see more of the file without re-reading - **Breadcrumb path** with an **"Open in folder"** button to jump straight to the file in Finder/Explorer | | `v0.2.33` | 2026-02-01 | Low | ## Security - Fix command blocklist bypass via absolute paths and command substitution — thanks @dcpagotto - `validatePath` now blocks symlink traversal to prevent arbitrary read/write — thanks @zjyhhhher - Added symlink security tests for `validatePath` ## Protocol - Use SDK protocol version negotiation instead of a hardcoded version (found and suggested by @abcnow) ## Features - Add v2 feature flags with weighted A/B test variants - Fix welcome page A/B test to include local-agen | | `v0.2.30` | 2026-01-21 | Low | ## 🚀 Major New Feature ### Remote MCP - Use Desktop Commander from ChatGPT & Claude Web! (#311) You can now use Desktop Commander directly from **ChatGPT**, **Claude web**, and other AI services - no Claude Desktop app required! **How it works:** 1. Run the Remote Device on your computer: `npx @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander@latest remote` 2. Authenticate in your browser (secure OAuth 2.0 flow with PKCE) 3. Connect your AI at [mcp.desktopcommander.app](https://mcp.desktopcommander.a | | `v0.2.24` | 2025-12-17 | Low | ## 🚀 Major New Features ### Full PDF Support (#283) Desktop Commander now has comprehensive PDF capabilities - read, create, and modify PDF files directly. **Reading PDFs:** - Extract text content as markdown with page structure - Extract embedded images from PDFs - Page-based pagination (offset/length work as page numbers) - Performance optimized for partial page reading **Creating PDFs:** - Convert markdown to PDF with `write_pdf` tool - Supports headers, lists, code blocks, t | ## Dependency audit - **Score**: 98/100 - **Total deps**: 42 - **Resolved**: 42 - **Unresolved**: 0 - **License conflicts**: 0 - **Warnings**: 1 - **Scanned**: 2026-04-27 ## Citation - HTML: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/DesktopCommanderMCP - Markdown: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/DesktopCommanderMCP.md - Dependencies JSON: https://www.freshcrate.ai/api/projects/DesktopCommanderMCP/deps _Generated by freshcrate.ai. 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