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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.

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About this tool

Desktop Insights MCP Server is an MCP server implementation for desktopinsights.com, designed to help users query information about the technology stacks of desktop applications.

Purpose: This tool is used to find the SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies used by macOS and Windows desktop applications, covering more than 12,000 desktop applications.

Main capabilities:

  • Find the SDKs and dependencies used by a specific application.
  • Search for applications by SDK usage, runtime, platform, or developer.
  • Compare technology stacks side by side.
  • List all 11 tracked SDK categories and their example values, making it easy to discover available filter conditions.

How to use:

  • Get an API key at desktopinsights.com/settings/api.
  • Add the MCP server to the Claude desktop configuration file ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.
  • Or add it to Cursor's .cursor/mcp.json file.

Use cases: Suitable for developers, technical researchers, and others who need to understand desktop application technology choices, conduct technology stack research, or make comparisons.

Limitations: The materials do not provide more information about fees, pricing, platform compatibility details, effectiveness, or specific usage steps.