Terminal MCP Server

A simple MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes a terminal tool and a resource for running shell commands and accessing documentation.

Features

• Terminal Tool: Execute shell commands and get their output

• Resource Support: Access the MCP readme documentation file

• Working Directory Support: Optionally specify a working directory for commands

• Timeout Protection: Commands timeout after 30 seconds

• Error Handling: Proper error handling for failed commands

Related MCP server: MCP Shell Server

Installation

The project uses uv for dependency management. Install dependencies:

uv sync

Usage

Running the Server

python server.py

Tools

The server exposes a single tool called terminal with the following schema:

{
  "name": "terminal",
  "description": "Run terminal commands and return the output",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "command": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The shell command to execute"
      },
      "cwd": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Working directory for the command (optional)"
      }
    },
    "required": ["command"]
  }
}

Example Usage

The tool can be called with:

{
  "command": "ls -la",
  "cwd": "/path/to/directory"
}

Resources

The server exposes a resource for accessing the MCP readme documentation:

• URI: file:///resource/mcpreadme.md

• Name: MCP Readme

• Description: MCP documentation and readme file

• MIME Type: text/markdown

This resource allows clients to read the MCP documentation directly through the server.

Security Note

⚠️ Warning: This server allows execution of arbitrary shell commands. Use with caution and only in trusted environments.

Dependencies

• mcp[cli]>=1.13.0 - MCP Python SDK