# marlow-mcp

> AI that works beside you, not instead of you. Windows desktop automation MCP server with background mode, security-first design, and zero telemetry.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/marlow-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/jarb02/marlow#readme
- repository: https://github.com/jarb02/marlow#readme
- version: 0.16.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: accessibility, ai-assistant, background-automation, desktop-automation, mcp, security, ui-automation, windows
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:marlow-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Marlow

> **AI that works beside you, not instead of you.**

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarb02/marlow/main/assets/banner.png" alt="Marlow Banner" width="600">
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://pypi.org/project/marlow-mcp/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/marlow-mcp?color=blue" alt="PyPI version"></a>
  <a href="https://pypi.org/project/marlow-mcp/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/marlow-mcp" alt="Python versions"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/jarb02/marlow/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/jarb02/marlow" alt="License"></a>
  <a href="https://github.com/jarb02/marlow"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows-0078D6" alt="Platform"></a>
</p>

<p align="center">
  <a href="#-quick-start">Quick Start</a> &bull;
  <a href="#-features">Features</a> &bull;
  <a href="#-security">Security</a> &bull;
  <a href="#-vs-competition">vs Competition</a> &bull;
  <a href="#-español">Español</a>
</p>

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## The Problem

Existing Windows automation MCP servers take over your mouse and keyboard. **You stop working so the AI can work.**

## The Solution

Marlow works **in parallel** with you. Background mode on a second monitor. Real-time audio. CDP automation for Electron apps. Security from commit #1. And yes, it speaks Spanish.

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## Quick Start

```bash
pip install marlow-mcp
```

Add to your MCP client config file:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marlow": {
      "command": "marlow"
    }
  }
}
```

Restart your MCP client. Done.

> **Voice Control:** Press `Ctrl+Shift+M` to talk to Marlow. Ask *"What can you do?"* to get started. No typing needed.

### Optional extras

```bash
# Voice features (mic capture, Whisper transcription, system audio)
pip install marlow-mcp[audio]

# OCR via Tesseract (requires Tesseract binary installed separately)
pip install marlow-mcp[ocr]

# Everything
pip install marlow-mcp[audio,ocr]
```

> **Note:** The `keyboard…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- infra.desktop (1, derived)
- media.speech-recognition (0.859, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/marlow-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T00:22:53.076Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/marlow-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/marlow-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:marlow-mcp