桌面UI自动化测试MCP服务器

MCP Test Utils 是一款专为 Windows 桌面 UI 自动化测试设计的 MCP 服务器,通过截图、窗口管理、鼠标键盘输入、OCR、UI 自动化与文件搜索为 AI 智能体提供视觉与操作能力,并支持保存场景回放用于每次构建后的回归测试。

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使用说明

MCP Test Utils

MCP server for automated desktop UI testing. A single binary — no runtime, no dependencies, no installer.

Windows x64 only. There are no macOS or Linux builds yet. If you need one, write to JeenyJAI@gmail.com: requests decide what comes next.

Gives AI agents eyes and hands: screenshots, window management, mouse, keyboard, UI Automation, OCR, file search. Replays saved scenarios as regression runs — after every build, without an agent. Records what you do into a draft scenario, checks accessibility, watches the resources of the application under test.

Why

AI agents can trigger actions in applications but can't see the screen. This server bridges that gap:

Agent triggers action → takes screenshot → sees the result →
switches window → clicks a button → verifies → writes report

Fully autonomous, no user involvement required.

Demo


3.26 — Scenario run
Claude replays a saved test: 232 steps, one call, 66 s

Installation and setup
Setting up the server and the basic tools

Setup

  1. Download mcp-test-utils.exe from Releases (the .sig file next to it is for the built-in updater — you do not need it).
  2. Add it to your MCP client:

Claude Desktop: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "test-utils": {
      "command": "D:\\path\\to\\mcp-test-utils.exe"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code:

claude mcp add test-utils -- "D:\path\to\mcp-test-utils.exe"

For other clients, see their documentation.

  1. Restart the client.
  2. In chat, try: "Take a screenshot" — the agent will return an image of your desktop.

Optional settings (logging, file search, starting programs) go into env — see Environment variables:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "test-utils": {
      "command": "D:\\path\\to\\mcp-test-utils.exe",
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_DIR": "D:\\path\\to\\logs",
        "MCP_SEARCH_DIRS": "D:\\Projects\\app1;D:\\Projects\\app2",
        "MCP_LAUNCH_APPS": "C:\\Program Files\\MyApp\\myapp.exe"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools (31)

Four of them appear only when configured: search_in_files and find_files with MCP_SEARCH_DIRS, enable_logging and disable_logging with MCP_LOG_DIR — by default the server lists 27 tools.

Vision

Tool Description
take_screenshot Screenshot of the entire desktop; quality presets from full to minimal (fewer tokens)
take_window_screenshot Screenshot of a specific window
read_screen_text OCR the entire screen (Windows OCR)
read_region_text OCR a screen region with precise word coordinates

Window management

Tool Description
list_windows List windows with id, title, app, process id, position, size, state
focus_window Bring a window to the front and restore it if minimized; optionally set its position and size
launch_app Start a program from the allowlist of the server config (MCP_LAUNCH_APPS) and wait for its window
close_window Close a window as its X button would and wait until it is gone; reports a "Save changes?" prompt

Input

Tool Description
mouse_click Click an element by id or at coordinates (left / right / middle, double); can wait for the expected effect and retry
mouse_move Move the cursor to a point or to a UI element
mouse_drag Drag between elements or points at a human pace (HTML5 drag-and-drop works)
mouse_scroll Scroll the mouse wheel over an element and wait until the scrolling stops
keyboard_type Type text (full Unicode — Latin, Cyrillic, CJK, emoji) and check that the field shows what was typed
keyboard_press Press a key (Enter, Tab, F1–F12, arrows, etc.), optionally several times
keyboard_shortcut Press a key combination (Ctrl+S, Alt+F4, Ctrl+Shift+P, etc.)

Structured UI access

Tool Description
list_ui_elements UI Automation tree — buttons, fields, menus with ids, values, states and exact coordinates; filters by name, value, class
get_focused_element Which element has keyboard focus now, and in which window
read_text Full text of a document or field through UI Automation (up to 100 000 characters per call), no OCR
ui_action Act on an element without mouse or keyboard: invoke, toggle, expand, select an option, set a value, scroll into view
check_accessibility Accessibility defects: unnamed controls, controls the Tab key cannot reach, duplicate ids, zero-size controls

Process

Tool Description
process_info Memory, handles, GDI objects, threads and CPU of the app under test — call it repeatedly to spot leaks

Waiting, batching and scenarios

Tool Description
wait_for Wait for a window, an element or its state instead of sleeping
batch Run up to 20 tool calls in one request, with find and assert steps
run_scenario Replay a saved scenario, a suite or data rows and get a pass/fail report (see Regression runs)
record_scenario Record what you do in one window into a draft scenario (see Recording)

File search

Tool Description
search_in_files Search text or regex in files within allowed directories (like VS Code Find in Files)
find_files Find files and directories by name pattern (glob), like "Go to File"

Agent guide

Tool Description
get_usage_guide Usage guide for agents: core rules + sections on request
prepare_feedback Prepare a suggestions file for the author (personal data masked; you review it and send it by email — nothing is sent automatically)

Session logging

Tool Description
enable_logging Start recording tool calls to JSONL + screenshots (opt-in)
disable_logging Stop recording, get session stats

Regression runs without an agent

An agent finds a path through your application once and saves it as a scenario — a JSON file. After that the scenario replays without an agent: fast, the same way every time, no tokens spent.

mcp-test-utils --check order-form.json     # validate the file, touch nothing
mcp-test-utils --run order-form.json       # run: report in the console and in order-form.report.json
  • Exit codes: 0 — passed, 1 — a step failed, 2 — did not run. Ready for a CI job after each build.
  • On a failure you get a screenshot, the element tree and a hint: either the scenario is stale or the application has changed.
  • An agent runs a scenario with run_scenario(path) and learns the format from get_usage_guide(section: "scenarios").
  • Suites and data rows: --suite runs several scenario files in order with one summary; --data rows.csv runs a scenario once per row (columns become variables); --junit report.xml adds JUnit XML for CI.
    mcp-test-utils --suite regress.suite.json --junit regress.xml
    
  • Without a license key a scenario runs up to 50 steps (see License key).

Recording

Do the steps yourself and get a draft scenario instead of describing them to an agent:

mcp-test-utils --record order-form.json --app myapp

Only that window and its dialogs are recorded, with a notice on screen; Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R (or Enter in the console) stops the recording. Password fields are never read; text typed into a terminal is recorded only with --keys-text. An agent can start the same recording with record_scenario.

Environment variables

Variable Description Default
MCP_LOG_DIR Path for log sessions. Without it, logging tools are hidden —
MCP_LOG_MAX_MB Session size limit (warning when exceeded) 500
MCP_LOG_RETAIN_DAYS Auto-delete sessions older than N days. 0 to disable 30
MCP_SEARCH_DIRS Allowed directories for search_in_files and find_files (separated by ;). Without it, both are hidden —
MCP_LAUNCH_APPS Programs (.exe files or folders, separated by ;) that launch_app may start. Shells, script hosts and interpreters are refused even when listed. Without it, launch_app starts nothing —
MCP_NOTIFY off hides the tray icon and the live call log window —
MCP_INPUT_LOCK off disables the keyboard and mouse lock while the server sends input —
MCP_INPUT_LOCK_STALL_MS Server silence (ms) after which the lock releases your input 60000

Tray icon, updates and input lock

  • A tray icon shows a live log of tool calls, one tab per session, errors in red; MCP_NOTIFY=off hides it.
  • Updates: tray menu → Check for updates…. Only a release signed by the author is installed; afterwards restart your MCP client. The server goes online only when you click.
  • Input lock: while the server types or clicks, your keyboard and mouse buttons are paused (the pointer still moves). Press Esc to stop the action and get your input back. MCP_INPUT_LOCK=off turns the lock off.

Feedback

If an agent hits a gap in the tools, it offers to prepare a short suggestions file (prepare_feedback). The file goes to Documents\mcp-test-utils feedback\, with personal data masked and no screenshots; review it and email it to JeenyJAI@gmail.com. Nothing is sent automatically.

Use cases

  • Automated QA — the agent navigates the app, clicks through flows, takes screenshots at each step, writes a test report
  • Regression runs — replay saved scenarios after each build, from a script or a CI job, without an agent
  • Recorded tests — walk through a path yourself once, get a draft scenario, let the agent turn it into a test
  • Desktop automation — fill forms, copy data between windows, run workflows
  • Accessibility audit — check_accessibility finds unnamed controls, controls the Tab key cannot reach, duplicate ids
  • Resource leaks — process_info shows handles and GDI objects growing across repeated calls
  • Visual checks — the agent compares screenshots between builds
  • Data extraction — read document text through UI Automation, or OCR text from applications that don't expose it
  • Code search — find patterns across multiple projects without leaving the agent session

Security

  • Responds only to requests from the MCP client; opens no network ports
  • Writes files only when you ask: logs, scenario reports and JUnit files, recorded drafts, sealed scenarios, the feedback file, the license file — plus small settings files in %LOCALAPPDATA%\mcp-test-utils\ and an update you install
  • Sends no data externally; goes online only when you click Check for updates (and Download and install) in the tray window — an agent's tool call never does, and only a file signed by the author is installed
  • Holds your keyboard and mouse buttons only during a call, batch or scenario run that sends input — Esc releases them at once
  • Starts only the programs you list in MCP_LAUNCH_APPS (never shells or interpreters); a forced close_window terminates only a program it started
  • Records only on an explicit command, with a notice on screen the whole time; password fields are never read
  • Screenshots capture the entire screen — make sure no sensitive information is visible
  • File search is sandboxed — only directories in MCP_SEARCH_DIRS are accessible

How it works

MCP Test Utils is an MCP server over stdin/stdout: your MCP client starts the exe and calls its tools. It uses native Windows APIs (UI Automation, Win32 input, Windows OCR) — no PowerShell, no helper tools, no network access except the update check you start. Tested with Claude Desktop and Claude Code.

License key

All tools are free. A license key only lifts the 50-step limit of scenario runs.

For now, keys are issued through early access: the first 30 users get a free one-year key in exchange for short feedback after the first month — write to JeenyJAI@gmail.com with your email and the machine code of your computer. A key is bound to that computer. Your agent sees the code in the second line of get_usage_guide, or print it yourself:

mcp-test-utils --machine-id

Register the key once on that computer:

mcp-test-utils --set-license <email> <key>

Reinstalling Windows or replacing the motherboard alone keeps the key valid; a new computer needs a new key — just write again.

A sealed scenario runs anywhere without the limit — that file only, exactly as sealed. On the licensed computer mcp-test-utils --seal order-form.json writes a seal into the file; a CI agent or a colleague without a key then runs it in full. Any change to its steps (or to the files it includes) breaks the seal — seal it again on the licensed computer.

Support us

If you find it useful — jeenyjai.github.io

License

Copyright 2026 JeenyJAI. All rights reserved.


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