Desktop Insights

Technographics for desktop apps (like builtwith.com)

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What it can do

  • Lookup App: Look up what SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies a specific desktop application uses. Returns the full technology stack including error tracking, analytics, UI framework, payments, and 7 ot
  • Search Apps: Search for desktop applications by SDK usage, runtime, platform, or developer. Use this to find which apps use a specific SDK (e.g., "Which apps use Sentry?"), discover technology adoptio
  • Compare Apps: Compare the technology stacks of two desktop applications side by side. Shows SDK differences, shared technologies, and metadata comparison. Useful for competitive analysis (e.g., "Compa

What data it sees

Do you need an account

An API key from the service settings is required

Technographics for desktop apps (like builtwith.com)

How to connect

How to connect Desktop Insights to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://desktopinsights.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Desktop Insights to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://desktopinsights.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Desktop Insights to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://desktopinsights.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

lookup_appLook up what SDKs, frameworks, and dependencies a specific desktop application uses. Returns the full technology stack including error tracking, analytics, UI framework, payments, and 7 other SDK categories, plus detailed dependency list with versions. Accepts app names (e.g., "Figma", "Slack", "1Password") or bundle IDs (e.g., "com.figma.Desktop"). Covers 12,000+ macOS and Windows apps.
search_appsSearch for desktop applications by SDK usage, runtime, platform, or developer. Use this to find which apps use a specific SDK (e.g., "Which apps use Sentry?"), discover technology adoption patterns, or research a developer's products. Supports all 11 SDK categories, runtime (electron/native/qt/flutter), platform (macos/windows), and developer name. Pass "null" as an SDK value to find apps without that SDK type. At least one filter is required.
compare_appsCompare the technology stacks of two desktop applications side by side. Shows SDK differences, shared technologies, and metadata comparison. Useful for competitive analysis (e.g., "Compare Figma vs Sketch", "Compare Slack vs Discord").
list_sdk_categoriesList all 11 SDK categories tracked by Desktop Insights with their API field names and example SDKs. Use this to discover what filters are available for search_apps or understand the SDK summary fields returned by lookup_app.