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CLAUDE DESKTOP COMMANDER
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Claude Desktop Commander is a server that gives the Claude desktop app terminal command execution, process management, and advanced file editing capabilities through Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows Claude to run terminal commands, manage processes, and perform filesystem operations like reading/writing files, creating directories, and searching for files. It also supports code editing with surgical text replacements or full file rewrites, using a search/replace block format.