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Deskwright

io.github.tristanmuzzu/deskwright ยท v0.1.1

Agents use real GNOME/Wayland apps: on your screen, or an invisible second desktop you never see

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add deskwright -e DESKWRIGHT_SESSION=<DESKWRIGHT_SESSION> -e DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND=<DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND> -- uvx deskwright==0.1.1
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "deskwright==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DESKWRIGHT_SESSION": "<DESKWRIGHT_SESSION>",
        "DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND": "<DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "deskwright==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DESKWRIGHT_SESSION": "<DESKWRIGHT_SESSION>",
        "DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND": "<DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "deskwright": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "deskwright==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DESKWRIGHT_SESSION": "<DESKWRIGHT_SESSION>",
        "DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND": "<DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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
DESKWRIGHT_SESSION
Optional
Which desktop to drive: 'primary' (the screen you are looking at), 'headless' for an invisible virtual-monitor session, or 'headless:<name>' to pick one of several.
DESKWRIGHT_INPUT_BACKEND
Optional
Force the input path: 'mutter' for GNOME's org.gnome.Mutter.RemoteDesktop (no consent dialog), 'portal' for org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop (one consent, then persisted). Auto-selected when unset.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published1 Sep 2026
Last updated1 Sep 2026
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