Computer Use vs ScreenPilot
A side-by-side look at the Computer Use and ScreenPilot MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Computer Use for os automation work as a local process; choose ScreenPilot for os automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Computer Use when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Choose ScreenPilot when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the OS Automation domain.
- You want tools like
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Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | OS Automation | OS Automation |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 384 | 55 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 1 |
| Full listing | View Computer Use | View ScreenPilot |
Tools & capabilities
Computer Use tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
ScreenPilot tools 1
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Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Computer Use
{
"mcpServers": {
"computer-use": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"computer-use-mcp"
]
}
}
}
ScreenPilot
No confirmed install command for ScreenPilot yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Computer Use is categorized under OS Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. ScreenPilot belongs to OS Automation and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Computer Use for os automation work and ScreenPilot for os automation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. ScreenPilot has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Computer Use has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. ScreenPilot has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add computer-use and mtehabsim-screenpilot as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Computer Use has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 384 GitHub stars. ScreenPilot has 47/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 55 GitHub stars.