Claude KVM MCP Server

Remote Access, Artificial Intelligence claude-kvm.ai Claude KVM is an MCP tool that controls remote desktop environments over VNC. It consists of a thin JS proxy layer (MCP server) and a platform-native Swift VNC daemon running on your macOS system. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-06 · ★ 16 · #92 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Claude KVM

before you install - you'll need

Set VNC_HOST, VNC_PORT, VNC_USERNAME, VNC_PASSWORD, CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH, CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PARAMETERS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add aras-workspace-claude-kvm -- npx -y claude-kvm

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aras-workspace-claude-kvm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-kvm"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package claude-kvm - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ARAS-Workspace is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Claude KVM can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] Artifacts attached to these runs may have expired due to GitHub's artifact retention policy. Persistent copies are prepared via the Persist Artifacts workflow and can always be accessed by run ID from the artifacts/ directory on the press-kit branch.

Latest releases

daemon-v1.0.2 · 2026-07-06

Fix typeText sending lowercase keysym for uppercase letters ( · Over RFB, keysym-based key events are injected directly - the server · does not derive a shifted variant from a lowercase keysym. Return the · original…

daemon-v1.0.1 · 2026-02-20

daemon-v1.0.0 · 2026-02-18

04 · Who maintains Claude KVM

Claude KVM is maintained by aras-workspace. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/aras-workspace/claude-kvm
website: https://github.com/ARAS-Workspace/claude-kvm
category: automation - ranked #92 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-06)
registry: io.github.ARAS-Workspace/claude-kvm (active, first published 2026-02-21 · 10 versions)
packages: npm:claude-kvm

06 · Claude KVM FAQ

What is Claude KVM?

Is Claude KVM still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-06 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Claude KVM?

Run `npx -y claude-kvm`. The README documents 6 environment variables (VNC_HOST, VNC_PORT, VNC_USERNAME…) to set first. Set VNC_HOST, VNC_PORT, VNC_USERNAME, VNC_PASSWORD, CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PATH, CLAUDE_KVM_DAEMON_PARAMETERS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Claude KVM run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Claude KVM

Alternatives to Claude KVM

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