terminator
by mediar-ai
Terminator is a toolkit that lets AI assistants and scripts control Windows desktop applications and browsers, clicking and typing through the system's accessibility tree. It is for automating repetitive desktop tasks and works as an MCP server for tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
- Stars
- 1.7k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Rust
- Age
- 567 days
What you can do with it
- Let an AI assistant such as Claude Code or Cursor operate Windows apps and your browser session
- Write scripts in TypeScript, Python or Rust that click, type and read elements in any Windows application
- Record a manual workflow and turn it into a repeatable automation
Make money with it
A freelancer could build and sell custom Windows desktop automations to businesses that still rely on manual work in legacy software.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Automate repetitive data entry or form filling in older Windows software that has no API
- Run routine testing of a Windows or web app after each update instead of checking it by hand
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Add it to an MCP client with an npx command (for example, claude mcp add terminator "npx -y terminator-mcp-agent@latest"), or install the libraries through npm, pip or cargo.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Windows only; macOS and Linux are not supported
- Needs an AI client, which may require paid API access
- Python library is only partly supported
- Gives an AI broad control of your desktop, so use with care
- Performance claims in the README (such as over 95% success) come from the authors and are not independently verified
- Some features are promoted alongside a commercial hosted product
Who's talking about it
- raiscui (gh-trends): GitHub trends — 2026-10-28 (daily release) Featured in a roundup
Checked 30 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.