Set up @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander in Cursor

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MCP server for terminal operations and file editing

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wonderwhy-er-desktop-commander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to .cursor/mcp.json. Generated from the captured install method (npx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Cursor is installed and up to date.
Open .cursor/mcp.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Cursor and confirm @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Claude Desktop Windsurf Cline Continue Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-16 22:51Z

sourcesnpm registry [p4]

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