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Desktopinsights MCP

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Look up SDKs, frameworks and dependencies used by macOS and Windows desktop apps, search by technology adoption and compare stacks via Desktop Insights.

Source code Documentation

Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Desktop Insights MCP Server
  2. Quick Start
  3. Tools
  4. Configuration
  5. Development

Desktop Insights MCP Server

MCP server for Desktop Insights — look up SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies used by 12,000+ macOS and Windows desktop applications.

Quick Start

Get your API key at desktopinsights.com/settings/api.

Claude Code
claude mcp add desktopinsights -e DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y desktopinsights-mcp
Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktopinsights": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "desktopinsights-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "desktopinsights": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "desktopinsights-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

lookup_app

Look up what SDKs and dependencies a specific app uses.

"What SDKs does Figma use?"
"Look up the technology stack of 1Password"
"What error tracking does Slack use?"
search_apps

Search apps by SDK usage, runtime, platform, or developer.

"Which apps use Sentry for error tracking?"
"Find all Electron apps that use Stripe"
"What apps does Microsoft publish on macOS?"
compare_apps

Side-by-side technology stack comparison.

"Compare Figma vs Sketch"
"Compare Slack and Discord's tech stacks"
list_sdk_categories

List all 11 tracked SDK categories with example values. Useful for discovering what filters are available.

Configuration

Environment VariableRequiredDefault
DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEYYes—
DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_URLNohttps://desktopinsights.com

Development

npm install
npm run build
DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY=your-key node build/index.js

Frequently asked questions

What is Desktopinsights MCP?

Look up SDKs, frameworks and dependencies used by macOS and Windows desktop apps, search by technology adoption and compare stacks via Desktop Insights.

How do I install Desktopinsights MCP?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Desktopinsights MCP open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Desktopinsights MCP?

It is published by andrewschreiber. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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