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WinCtl MCP Server

Name: WinCtl MCP Server
Author: sitharaj88

Windows desktop control for AI agents: screen, UI Automation, input, processes, files, shell.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sitharaj88-winctl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sitharaj88/winctl@1.0.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WINCTL_PROFILE": "standard",
        "WINCTL_TIERS": "",
        "WINCTL_ALLOWED_PATHS": "",
        "WINCTL_CONFIRM_DESTRUCTIVE": "true",
        "WINCTL_AUDIT_LOG": "",
        "WINCTL_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH": "1600"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
WINCTL_PROFILE	No	Permission profile: readonly (observation only), standard (adds desktop interaction and file access), or full (adds process control and shell execution). Defaults to standard.
WINCTL_TIERS	No	Comma-separated capability tiers, overriding the profile. Any of: observe, interact, filesystem, manage, shell.
WINCTL_ALLOWED_PATHS	No	Semicolon-separated folders that file tools may access. Empty means the whole filesystem except protected Windows system directories.
WINCTL_CONFIRM_DESTRUCTIVE	No	Set to false to skip user confirmation prompts for destructive actions. Defaults to true.
WINCTL_AUDIT_LOG	No	Path to the JSONL audit log. Defaults to %LOCALAPPDATA%\winctl\audit.jsonl.
WINCTL_MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH	No	Screenshots are downscaled to at most this width in pixels. Defaults to 1600.
WINCTL_PROFILE	No	Permission profile: readonly (observation only), standard (adds desktop interaction and file access), or full (adds process control and shell execution). Defaults to standard.

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