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External Application Button

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Communicate with external applications of your OS through a toolbar button or context menu item.

andy-portmenby andy-portmen
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Communicate with external applications of your OS through a toolbar button or context menu item.

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Use external applications through a toolbar button or context menu item.

This extension lets you create a customizable toolbar button (action button) and context menu items to execute programs with your chosen command-line arguments. For example, you can:

  • Send the current page to another browser
  • Send selected text to a text editor
  • Send image URLs to a photo editor
  • Send download links to an external download manager!

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This extension can be used with coding agents such as OpenCode. Also it can help other extensions to introduce their tools to the agents. Read FAQs page for more info.

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from github.com/andy-portmen/external-application-button

Installing External Application Button

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/andy-portmen/external-application-button

FAQ

Is External Application Button MCP free?

Yes, External Application Button MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does External Application Button need an API key?

No, External Application Button runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is External Application Button hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install External Application Button in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open External Application Button on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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