MCP_for_Windows: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

MCP_for_Windows CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Vinayreddy18/MCP_for_Windows. It costs 1,296 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project instruction file for Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, working on Windows-MCP, a Python server that lets agents control Windows desktop functions. It documents the project structure, commands, dependencies and coding conventions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Developing the Windows-MCP server, including running it with UV, checking Python code with Ruff, and running Pytest tests.
Why use it?
It gives the coding assistant the project-specific information needed to install, run, format, lint and test the repository consistently.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is Vinayreddy18/MCP_for_Windows's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on MCP_for_Windows itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything MCP_for_Windows configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to Vinayreddy18/MCP_for_Windows. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Vinayreddy18/MCP_for_Windows

Made for: Claude Code.

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Grade A, and why

MCP_for_Windows CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

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Copies of this mod

1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:

CLAUDE.md · 74 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 74 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

Windows-MCP is a Python MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that bridges AI LLM agents with the Windows OS, enabling direct desktop automation. It exposes 16 tools (App, Shell, Screenshot, Snapshot, Click, Type, Scroll, Move, Shortcut, Wait, Scrape, MultiSelect, MultiEdit, Clipboard, Process, Notification) via FastMCP.

Build & Development Commands

uv sync                    # Install dependencies
uv run windows-mcp         # Run the MCP server
ruff format .              # Format code
ruff check .               # Lint code
ruff check --fix .         # Lint and auto-fix
pytest                     # Run all tests (if tests/ exists)
pytest tests/test_foo.py   # Run a single test file

Package manager: UV (not pip). Python: 3.13+. Build backend: Hatchling.

Architecture

The codebase follows a layered service architecture under src/windows_mcp/:

Entry point__main__.py: Registers all 15 MCP tools on a FastMCP server instance. Uses an async lifespan to initialize Desktop, WatchDog, and Analytics services. Each tool function delegates to Desktop methods. The @with_analytics decorator wraps tools for telemetry.

Desktop servicedesktop/service.py: High-level orchestrator. Manages window operations (launch, resize, switch), screenshots, mouse/keyboard actions, and clipboard. Interfaces with Tree service for UI element discovery. desktop/views.py defines data models: DesktopState, Window, Size, BoundingBox, Status.

Tree servicetree/service.py: Captures the Windows accessibility tree from active and background windows. Identifies interactive elements and scrollable areas. Uses ThreadPoolExecutor for multi-threaded UI traversal. tree/views.py defines TreeElementNode, ScrollElementNode, TreeState. tree/config.py has control type configurations.

UIAutomation wrapperuia/: Low-level abstraction over the Windows UIAutomation COM API via comtypes. core.py wraps the main automation object, controls.py has control-specific logic, patterns.py wraps UIAutomation patterns, enums.py has COM enumerations, events.py handles event subscriptions.

Read the full file on GitHub · 74 lines

Changes

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  1. 8d ago First seen · 74 lines · 1,296 tokens per session scan A 486c353f0e21

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MCP_for_Windows CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Vinayreddy18/MCP_for_Windows (1 stars, last pushed 19d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,296 tokens to every session, about $0.0065 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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