Desktop Insights MCP Server
 
MCP server for Desktop Insights — look up SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies used by 12,000+ macOS and Windows desktop applications.
Quick Start
Get your API key at desktopinsights.com/settings/api.
Claude Code
claude mcp add desktopinsights -e DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y desktopinsights-mcpClaude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktopinsights": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "desktopinsights-mcp"],
"env": {
"DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"desktopinsights": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "desktopinsights-mcp"],
"env": {
"DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}Tools
lookup_app
Look up what SDKs and dependencies a specific app uses.
"What SDKs does Figma use?"
"Look up the technology stack of 1Password"
"What error tracking does Slack use?"search_apps
Search apps by SDK usage, runtime, platform, or developer.
"Which apps use Sentry for error tracking?"
"Find all Electron apps that use Stripe"
"What apps does Microsoft publish on macOS?"compare_apps
Side-by-side technology stack comparison.
"Compare Figma vs Sketch"
"Compare Slack and Discord's tech stacks"list_sdk_categories
List all 11 tracked SDK categories with example values. Useful for discovering what filters are available.
Configuration
| Environment Variable | Required | Default | | ------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------- | | DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY | Yes | — | | DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_URL | No | https://desktopinsights.com |
Development
npm install
npm run build
DESKTOPINSIGHTS_API_KEY=your-key node build/index.js
