terminal-mcp
Secure MCP server for controlled terminal access, enabling AI assistants to run whitelisted commands with configurable working directory, timeout, and output limits.
README
Terminal MCP
A secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing controlled terminal access for AI assistants such as:
- LM Studio
- Claude Desktop
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Continue
- Any MCP-compatible client
Features
- Execute whitelisted commands
- Configurable working directory
- Configurable timeout
- Output size limit
- Windows support
- Linux support
- Asynchronous execution
- MCP compliant
Installation
Requirements
- Python 3.11+
- pip
Install:
pip install .
or
pip install -e .
Running
terminal-mcp
or
py -m terminal_mcp.server
Example MCP configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"terminal": {
"command": "terminal-mcp"
}
}
}
Example prompt
Run pytest.
or
Build the project.
or
Run black on the repository.
Security
The server intentionally restricts what can be executed.
Allowed commands are configurable.
Commands outside the whitelist are rejected.
Timeouts prevent hanging processes.
Output is truncated after a configurable limit.
License
MIT
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