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Zed

Desktop Commander for Zed

io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Desktop Commander in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "desktop-commander": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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