wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP ? reverse-engineered prompt

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I want to build a desktop server that gives an AI like Claude direct control over my computer. The main goal is to let the AI run terminal commands, manage processes, and interact with my local filesystem. It shouldn't just be basic file reading; I want it to be able to search through folders recursively, edit files with specific text replacements, and even handle complex file types.

For example, the AI should be able to read and analyze data from an Excel file, extract text from a PDF, or create a new Word document. This should all be done by giving natural language commands to the AI, which then uses the server to perform the actions. Let's build it with TypeScript and Node.js. Security is a big deal, so please include features to block dangerous commands and maybe an option to run the whole thing in a Docker container to sandbox the AI's access.

Are you gonna build this?

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