Let AI agents operate Windows apps behind your window, without taking your mouse or keyboard.
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claude mcp add sidehand -e SIDEHAND_ALLOW=<SIDEHAND_ALLOW> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidehand": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidehand": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"sidehand": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
}
}
}
}
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Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
SIDEHAND_ALLOWOptional | Only these windows can be read, operated or captured, e.g. Notepad;Contoso* (title parts or wildcards, separated by ;). Screen captures, launching apps and the clipboard are then off. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.Blue-B/sidehand |
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