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open-codex-computer-use
by iFurySt
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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open-codex-computer-use · Summary

Open-source MCP server for Computer Use on macOS, Linux, and Windows, inspired by Codex Computer Use.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

open-codex-computer-use · Use cases

  • Enabling AI agents to perform computer tasks across macOS, Linux, and Windows
  • Integrating Computer Use functionality into LLM applications like Codex and Claude
  • Automating GUI-based workflows for testing and UI interaction

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

open-codex-computer-use · Install

# Install globally
npm i -g open-computer-use

# Run the MCP server
open-computer-use

# Install into Claude Desktop (add to ~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-computer-use": {
      "command": "open-computer-use",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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