Release / 9 Sep 2026 / with v0.2.48

Desktop Commander MCP v0.2.50

Reconnect a remote device without losing access after a local process failure.

Before you upgrade to v0.2.50

1 to fix

Remote authentication now persists by default. Use `--no-persist-session` for authorization on each run; `--persist-session` remains accepted as a no-op.

Behavior changedRun local commands and edit files from ChatGPT, Claude web or another remote MCP client.Affects: Users starting Remote MCP

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Large stored results are replaced with an omission marker by the new 4 KiB output cap; history is a recent-action record rather than a full result archive.

Behavior changedReview recent tool calls and their arguments and results to recover context.Affects: Users retrieving large results from recent tool historyInferred

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wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/blob/v0.2.48/src/utils/toolHistory.ts

Fuzzy-search telemetry no longer sends `character_codes`.

Behavior changedSet allowed folders, blocked commands, the default shell, file limits and telemetry preferences.Affects: Users with telemetry enabled

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wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/tag/v0.2.50

Complete fresh browser authorization when restarting a revoked or removed device; the saved session no longer silently recreates that device.

Action requiredRun local commands and edit files from ChatGPT, Claude web or another remote MCP client.Affects: Users restarting a saved remote device after it has been revoked or removed

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What changed in v0.2.50

v0.2.48 makes remote session persistence the default; v0.2.50 adds local logout and recovery after process failures or revoked devices.

Also: Read PowerShell UTF-16LE files and preserve configuration across multiple server processes.

Install @wonderwhy-er/[email protected] with Node.js 18+ and an MCP-compatible client.

New things you can do

Remove saved Remote MCP credentials from the local computer.

AddedInferred

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Fixed and improved

Windows `list_processes` parses task-list CSV into the correct fields instead of misreading process information.

Now worksList running processes and stop them by process ID.

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wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/tag/v0.2.48

Failed process launches no longer kill the server; remote execution recovers after the local MCP process dies. Revoked saved devices require fresh browser authorization.

Now worksRun local commands and edit files from ChatGPT, Claude web or another remote MCP client.

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wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/tag/v0.2.50

Multiple Desktop Commander processes no longer overwrite each other's configuration changes.

Now worksSet allowed folders, blocked commands, the default shell, file limits and telemetry preferences.

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wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/releases/tag/v0.2.50

`read_file` decodes BOM-marked UTF-16LE text produced by PowerShell 5.1, retaining line pagination.

Now worksRead, write, move and inspect files, and list directories recursively.

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Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.