# Desktop Commander agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

> Ready-made Desktop Commander playbooks for AI agents: map an unfamiliar local codebase, edit and verify local files with Desktop Commander, clean up and organise local folders with Desktop Commander. Free SKILL.md files for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, or one click in RevampKey.

## Skills

- [Use Desktop Commander safely and efficiently](https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/essentials.md): Teaches the agent how to work with files, searches and local processes on your computer, confirming the exact scope first and asking before anything is written, moved or stopped.
- [Map an unfamiliar local codebase](https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/codebase-orientation.md): Maps a local project folder: its structure, entry points, configuration and the commands to build and run it. It reads only and asks before running anything.
- [Edit and verify local files with Desktop Commander](https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/edit-and-verify-local-changes.md): Makes a targeted change to a file on your computer using a minimal block edit, reads it back to confirm the result, and reports exactly what changed. It asks for your yes before writing anything.
- [Clean up and organise local folders with Desktop Commander](https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/file-cleanup-and-organisation.md): Audits a local folder for duplicates, stale and misplaced files, then proposes a move-and-tidy plan. Nothing is moved, written or deleted until you approve the plan.
- [Supervise local background processes with Desktop Commander](https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/long-running-process-supervision.md): Starts, watches, interacts with and stops local dev servers, builds and long scripts, reading output before deciding anything. It asks before starting, sending input or stopping a process.

## Install

- RevampKey: connect Desktop Commander at https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander; the skills come with it.
- Any Agent Skills tool, into the current project:

```bash
for s in essentials codebase-orientation edit-and-verify-local-changes file-cleanup-and-organisation long-running-process-supervision; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/desktop-commander-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done
```

### What is a Desktop Commander agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each Desktop Commander skill describes one job, which Desktop Commander tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

### Do the Desktop Commander skills change anything on their own?

1 of the 5 only read. The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in Desktop Commander.

### Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect Desktop Commander; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

### Do I need the Desktop Commander MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the Desktop Commander MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The Desktop Commander MCP setup guide covers every client.

MCP setup guide: https://revampkey.com/marketplace/desktop-commander.md