What is gnome-desktop-mcp?
gnome-desktop-mcp is a MCP server by sbuysse that gNOME desktop automation via D-Bus: screenshots, window management, mouse and keyboard input, clipboard, workspaces and notifications on GNOME 45 to 49. It is listed under Productivity and has 15 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | sbuysse |
| Repository | sbuysse/gnome-desktop-mcp |
| Popularity | 15 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,487 of 4,418 MCP servers; #54 in Productivity |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-04-15 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | Linux |
Is gnome-desktop-mcp safe to install?
gnome-desktop-mcp scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy; executes code or shell commands. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| Executes code or shell commands | Review |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install gnome-desktop-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/sbuysse/gnome-desktop-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add gnome-desktop-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http gnome-desktop-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs gnome-desktop-mcp for you:
Add the "gnome-desktop-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/sbuysse/gnome-desktop-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.