We built an MCP for Windows – ask Claude about CPU, temps, and privacy
AppControl MCP is a local server connecting AI agents and IDEs like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf to system history provided by the AppControl desktop app. Ask which apps used CPU, GPU, RAM, or disk, and what caused slowdowns, heat spikes, or webcam, mic, and location access. Built for deep historica
We built an MCP for Windows – ask Claude about CPU, temps, and privacy launched on April 14, 2026 with 8 votes, #1,409 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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AppControl MCP is a local server connecting AI agents and IDEs like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf to system history provided by the AppControl desktop app. Ask which apps used CPU, GPU, RAM, or disk, and what caused slowdowns, heat spikes, or webcam, mic, and location access. Built for deep historical monitoring and useful real-world PC insights. - AppControlLabs/appcontrol-mcp-go
An MCP server that gives AI agents and IDEs like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf read-only access to historical resource usage and system security data gathered by the AppControl Windows app, including binaries, publishers, quarantine rules, events, and monitoring, all through natural language. There are two ways to install the server: as an MCPB package (recommended for Claude Desktop) or as a standalone executable . /reload-plugins Option C — Standalone Executable Download appcontrol-mcp.exe from the latest release . Place it somewhere permanent, e.g. C:\MCP\appcontrol-mcp.exe . Configure your AI client as shown below. Configuration If you installed via the MCPB package in Claude Desktop, no…from github.com
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