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Sidehand

io.github.Blue-B/sidehand ยท v0.5.1

Let AI agents operate Windows apps behind your window, without taking your mouse or keyboard.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add sidehand -e SIDEHAND_ALLOW=<SIDEHAND_ALLOW> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidehand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidehand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sidehand": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIDEHAND_ALLOW": "<SIDEHAND_ALLOW>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
SIDEHAND_ALLOW
Optional
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 published8 Nov 2026
Last updated8 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.Blue-B/sidehand

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