Anode background Windows desktop MCP server

by skulitom·io.github.skulitom/anode·v0.11.4·2 stars

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Background Windows desktop for AI agents: native GUI automation, screenshots and app testing.

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How Anode background Windows desktop compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 70/100; higher than 35% of 48,255 servers
GitHub stars: 2; more than 75% of 28,688 servers

Release history: 3 versions in the registry since 2026-10-02, latest 2026-11-01, typically one every 17 days.

Install Anode background Windows desktop in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

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What the publisher says

From the Anode background Windows desktop repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Anode — a background Windows desktop for AI agents

Computer-use agents on Windows take over your mouse and keyboard; Anode gives them their own desktop instead. Anode is a Windows MCP server and CLI for computer use, GUI automation and UI testing. Claude Code, Codex or any MCP client gets a hidden Windows session with its own screen, pointer and keyboard focus, called the seat. The agent drives native apps and headed browsers and takes screenshots while you keep working in yours.

Install in 3 commands

In PowerShell, run the first line, then open a new terminal for the next two:

iwr -UseBasicParsing https://github.com/skulitom/Anode/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1; powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\install.ps1
anode setup | Out-Host       # in a NEW terminal: one administrator prompt, once per machine
anode configure | Out-Host   # registers Anode with installed Claude Code and/or Codex

Restart your agent session and ask it:

Use Anode to open Notepad in the background seat, type "Hello from Anode", and show me a screenshot.

Keep the viewer hidden and leave my main desktop available.

See Install for custom locations and offline installs, or other ways to install for Scoop and the Claude Code plugin.

Good to know: requires Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise or Education (not Home), x64. The seat is a Windows child session running as your user: desktop isolation, not a security sandbox. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K stops it. Unsigned builds may trigger SmartScreen. No telemetry.

What can you do with it?

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Anode background Windows desktop: common questions

Is Anode background Windows desktop MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (70/100). Read the Anode background Windows desktop safety report
Does Anode background Windows desktop need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Anode background Windows desktop maintained?: The last commit was 33 days ago (2026-10-02). The latest release is v0.11.4.
How does Anode background Windows desktop compare with other MCP servers?: safety score 70/100 (higher than 35% of 48,255 servers); github stars 2 (more than 75% of 28,688 servers). Full comparison.