{
  "mcpServers": {
    "computer-use": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "computer-use-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

5. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop

(Recommended) Via one-click install

1. Click

(Advanced) Alternative: Via JSON configuration

Create either a global (~/.cursor/mcp.json) or project-specific (.cursor/mcp.json) configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "computer-use": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "computer-use-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

(Recommended) Via marketplace

1. Click the "MCP Servers" icon in the Cline extension
2. Search for "Computer Use" and click "Install"
3. Follow the prompts to install the server

(Advanced) Alternative: Via JSON configuration

1. Click the "MCP Servers" icon in the Cline extension
2. Click on the "Installed" tab, then the "Configure MCP Servers" button at the bottom
3. Add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "computer-use": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "computer-use-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tips

This should just work out of the box.

However, to get best results:

• Use a model good at computer use - I recommend the latest Claude models.
• Use a small, common resolution - 720p works particularly well. On macOS, you can use displayoverride-mac to do this. If you can't use a different resolution, try zooming in to active windows.
• Install and enable the Rango browser extension. This enables keyboard navigation for websites, which is far more reliable than Claude trying to click coordinates. You can bump up the font size setting in Rango to make the hints more visible.

How it works

We implement a near identical computer use tool to Anthropic's official computer use guide, with some more nudging to prefer keyboard shortcuts.

This talks to your computer using nut.js

Contributing

Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:

1. Install Git and Node.js
2. Clone the repository
3. Install dependencies with npm install
4. Run npm run test to run tests
5. Build with npm run build

Releases

Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.

To release:

1. Use npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the version
2. Run git push --follow-tags to push with tags
3. Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.