Headroom

Name: Headroom
Author: Jasdish-Singh

by Jasdish-Singhversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.Jasdish-Singh/headroom

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Watch RAM and disk on your Windows PC. Cleanup tools return plans only.

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UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "headroom": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "headroom-pc",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add headroom -- uvx headroom-pc mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "headroom": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "headroom-pc",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "headroom": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "headroom-pc",
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account Jasdish-Singh, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32712 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 76% of the other 32712 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32712 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Headroom safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 11 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Aiterm MCP

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Headroom

A quiet watcher for the RAM and disk on your Windows PC.

Headroom sits in the tray, keeps a small history, and shows what is full. Cleanup is limited to an allowlist. Type YES to delete. Type MOVE to send a reviewed file to the Recycle Bin or to an archive folder.

Jasdish Singh. MIT, 2026.

What it does

Watches RAM, commit charge, page file, and free space.
Records history and a short report (disk trend, likely leaks, folders that grew).
Cleans only user_temp, windows_temp, chrome_cache, edge_cache, firefox_cache, thumbnail_cache, and recycle_bin. Config cannot add a path.
Reviews files, duplicate copies, old downloads, and startup programs.
Serves a page on 127.0.0.1 and a read-only desktop pet, Roomy.
Exposes a local MCP server. clean, move, and startup_disable return a plan. They do not change the PC.

Install

The command is headroom.

Exe. headroom- -windows-x64.exe from GitHub Releases. It is one portable file. Save it as headroom.exe in a folder you keep.

winget, after the manifest is accepted:

winget install JasdishSingh.Headroom

pip. The PyPI name is headroom-pc. Python 3.11 or newer.

py -3.12 -m pip install "headroom-pc[tray]"

headroom status

tray adds the tray icon. The MCP server is always included.

Quick start

headroom status

headroom top headroom clean --dry-run headroom watch headroom dashboard

headroom watch takes a sample immediately, then every 30 seconds (slower on battery, faster under pressure). headroom install starts it at sign-in. A second watch, dashboard, or pet does not start another copy.

headroom dashboard prints and opens http://127.0.0.1: /?token=.... Before the first stored sample, the page shows the live reading.

Commands, defaults, and exit codes: docs/commands.md.

Roomy

Roomy is a small beige monitor. The cord is the tail. It walks a little and shows the PC's RAM usage in a speech bubble, like "RAM 62% used". It cannot clean, move, or delete.

headroom pet

headroom widget headroom pet --skin midnight headroom pet --skin tower --lite

headroom widget is the same pet. Click opens the dashboard. Drag remembers the spot. Right-click: dashboard, report, mute, hide, quit.

The dashboard has an on/off toggle for Roomy. It starts or stops the pet and remembers the choice across restarts, overriding widget.autostart.

Skins and the frame budget: docs/roomy.md.

MCP

headroom mcp is a stdio server on this PC. Point a client at the installed exe:

headroom.exe mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

"mcpServers": { "headroom": { "command": "headroom.exe", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

"mcpServers": { "headroom": { "command": "headroom.exe", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Codex and ChatGPT (config.toml):

[mcp_servers.headroom]

command = "headroom.exe" args = ["mcp"]

With the pip package on PATH, the command is headroom and the argument is still mcp.

mcp-name: io.github.Jasdish-Singh/headroom

Quick start with AI

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor after connecting the MCP server.

You have access to Headroom, a local tool that monitors and protects this PC's RAM and disk.

Start a full health check:

Call status and tell me current RAM, commit, page file and free disk space in plain English.
Call top and list the 5 biggest RAM users, saying whether each is normal or worth closing.
Call analyze and scan to find what's taking up disk space, grouped into important, safe to clean, and needs my review.
Call dupes and startup_list, and point out duplicate files and startup apps slowing my PC.
Call changes and report to tell me what changed recently and any trends to watch.

Finish with a short summary: my overall PC health (good / watch / act now), the top 3 things to do, and how much space or RAM each would free.

Rules: only read and explain. If cleanup helps, call clean, move or startup_disable only to show me a plan. Never delete, move or disable anything yourself. I'll approve inside Headroom.

The same text is docs/ai-starter-prompt.md and the MCP prompt health_check. Tool list: docs/commands.md.

Commands
Roomy
Plugins
Build
Publishing

Headroom

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Aiterm MCP

README from the maker

Headroom

What it does

Install

Quick start

Roomy

MCP

Quick start with AI

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