sbuysse/gnome-desktop-mcp

Overview

A JavaScript tool that provides GNOME desktop automation via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables AI agents to take screenshots, manage windows, and inject mouse and keyboard input into the GNOME environment.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI agents that need to automate tasks within the GNOME desktop environment

Use cases

• Automating repetitive GUI tasks with an AI agent
• Capturing desktop screenshots for visual context
• Controlling application windows programmatically

How to use

Install

pip install gnome-desktop-mcp

Tools exposed

• screenshot_window
• screenshot_area
• pick_color
• cleanup_screenshots
• list_windows
• get_window
• focus_window
• move_resize_window
• close_window
• list_workspaces
• activate_workspace
• key_press
• key_combo
• type_text
• mouse_move
• mouse_click
• mouse_double_click
• mouse_drag
• mouse_scroll
• get_monitors

Tested with

Claude Code

Notes

A JavaScript tool that provides GNOME desktop automation via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables AI agents to take screenshots, manage windows, and inject mouse and keyboard input into the GNOME environment.

5 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-04-15. Licensed GPL-3.0.

Use cases

• Automating repetitive GUI tasks with an AI agent
• Capturing desktop screenshots for visual context
• Controlling application windows programmatically

Pros

• Direct integration with GNOME desktop using standard MCP
• Lightweight and focused on core desktop automation actions
• Easy to add to MCP-compatible agent workflows

Cons

• Only works on Linux systems running GNOME
• Very new project with only 5 GitHub stars and limited community
• May have limited error handling or edge-case support

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