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Claude Desktop Restart

This MCP server for restarting Claude Desktop, developed by Matthew Smith, provides a simple interface for programmatically restarting the Claude AI assistant application on macOS. It leverages the psutil library to safely terminate and relaunch the Claude Desktop process. The server exposes a status resource for checking Claude's current state and a restart tool that handles the full restart workflow with progress notifications. By enabling AI-driven restarts of Claude, this implementation facilitates automated troubleshooting, updates, or resets of the assistant. It is particularly useful for developers and power users who want to integrate Claude Desktop restarts into their workflows or automation scripts.

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99%

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Verified

Composite of vulnerability cleanliness, spec conformance, provenance, stability, and usage signals — scanned and weighted by Cognium. Human and agent signals are tracked separately. Last scanned 2026-09-19.

Scan details: Circle-IR · 2026-09-19 · Appeal

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Metadata

Version: 1.0.0
Skill type: atomic
Execution layer: mcp-remote
Category: other
Source: PulseMCP
Repository: github.com/non-dirty/mcp-server-restart
Author type: human
Last scanned: 2026-09-19
Updated: 2026-09-19

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MCP

Resolve Claude Desktop Restart from your agent

Streamable HTTP transport at https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp. No auth for read tools. Discovery: .well-known/mcp.json.

One command in your shell — Claude Code wires it up and verifies the connection. Run /mcp in any session to confirm.

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp

Swap --scope user for --scope project to commit it to .mcp.json.

Your client Same endpoint everywhere; only the config key differs. The full list is in the descriptor.

Claude Desktop · Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp

Paste the URL as the connector endpoint. No authentication.

ChatGPT · Settings → Connectors → Create (developer mode) → MCP server URL

https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp

Authentication: none. Works in chat and deep research — the server exposes the connector search and fetch tools.

Codex CLI · ~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.skillsregistry]
url = "https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp"