Window Layout MCP server

Window Layout MCP Server is a utility that helps you arrange windows on your screen through voice commands. It allows for automatic organization of windows into various layouts and formations, making desktop management more efficient and hands-free.

Installation

To install the Window Layout MCP server, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have Rust installed on your Windows system
2. Build the server using Cargo:

cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be created in the target/release directory.

Configuration

To integrate the Window Layout MCP server with Claude, you need to update your Claude configuration.

Claude Configuration

Add the following configuration to your Claude settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "windowLayout": {
      "command": "binary file path",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Replace "binary file path" with the absolute path to the compiled binary.

Usage

Once configured, you can use voice commands to arrange your windows. Here are some example commands you can give to Claude:

• "Please arrange all File Explorer windows on my screen"
• "Please arrange all windows on my screen in a 2x3 grid layout"
• "Please arrange XX windows from top-left to bottom-right, with each window offset by 128 pixels"

The Window Layout MCP server will interpret these commands and organize your windows accordingly.

Supported Systems

Currently, the Window Layout MCP server only supports Windows operating systems.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "windowLayout" '{"command":"binary file path","args":[]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "windowLayout": {
            "command": "binary file path",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "windowLayout": {
            "command": "binary file path",
            "args": []
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect