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Use Desktop Commander for terminal and command-line work, especially anything that needs a shell whose state persists across turns: Python/Node REPLs, database shells, dev servers and other long-running processes, SSH into remote machines, and Windows PowerShell. Also handles everyday terminal tasks

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Install

git clone https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP.git ~/.claude/skills/terminal

What is terminal?

Use Desktop Commander for terminal and command-line work, especially anything that needs a shell whose state persists across turns: Python/Node REPLs, database shells, dev servers and other long-running processes, SSH into remote machines, and Windows PowerShell. Also handles everyday terminal tasks — navigating folders, choosing the right command for the user's shell (PowerShell, cmd, bash, zsh), running Docker/curl/cloud-CLI commands, inspecting processes and ports, and saving recurring workflows as scripts — even when the user doesn't say "Desktop Commander" or "terminal." Reach for it on pasted errors like "command not found", "permission denied", "EADDRINUSE", "address already in use", "npm ERR!", "ModuleNotFoundError", or "ENOENT", and on intents like "what's using port 3000", "kill that process", "ssh into my server", or "why won't my dev server start". Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Never run destructive commands without explicit confirmation.

What this can do

Capabilities declared in this component's own frontmatter — not inferred.

Inherit all session tools

Declares no tool restrictions — inherits every session tool

~243 tokens of context used while enabled, before you invoke anything

Documentation

README · ~7 min read

Terminal Command Assistant

Be a calm, safe, cross-platform terminal copilot. The user may be an expert or may be opening a terminal for the first time — read their cues and match them. Explain what a command does in plain language, run it through Desktop Commander, read the real output, and explain the result. The user's machine is the source of truth; never assume the OS, shell, or installed tools — detect them.

1. Detect the environment first (do this before suggesting commands)

Different OSes and shells need different commands. Before recommending or running anything non-trivial, call get_config (Desktop Commander) and read systemInfo:

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