A side-by-side look at the MCP Test Utils and Gnome Desktop MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Test Utils for os automation work; choose Gnome Desktop MCP for os automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
take_screenshot, take_window_screenshot, read_screen_text.screenshot, screenshot_window, screenshot_area.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | OS Automation | OS Automation |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 15 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 21 | 26 |
| Full listing | View MCP Test Utils | View Gnome Desktop MCP |
take_screenshotScreenshot of the entire desktop with configurable qualitytake_window_screenshotScreenshot of a specific window (screen or window capture mode)read_screen_textOCR the entire screen (Windows.Media.Ocr)read_region_textOCR a screen region with precise word coordinateslist_windowsList windows with id, title, app, position, size, minimized, focusedfocus_windowBring a window to front, restore if minimizedmouse_clickClick (left / right / middle) on a UI element by id, or at screen / window-relative coordinatesmouse_moveMove cursor to a point or to a UI elementmouse_dragDrag from point A to point Bmouse_scrollScroll the mouse wheelkeyboard_typeType text (full Unicode — Latin, Cyrillic, CJK, emoji)keyboard_pressPress a key (Enter, Tab, F1–F12, arrows, etc.)screenshotFull screen capturescreenshot_windowCapture a specific windowscreenshot_areaCapture a rectangular regionpick_colorGet pixel color at coordinatescleanup_screenshotsRemove temp screenshot fileslist_windowsList all open windowsget_windowGet detailed window propertiesfocus_windowFocus and raise a windowmove_resize_windowMove and resize a windowminimize_windowMinimize/restoremaximize_windowMaximize/restoreclose_windowClose a windowPaste 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.
No confirmed install command for MCP Test Utils yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
No confirmed install command for Gnome Desktop MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
