Terminal MCP Server

Execute commands on local or remote hosts via SSH. Supports session persistence and environment variables.

Current Project not in maintance anymore. I recommend you guys to use more advanced command tool ——Desktop Commander
当前项目已经不在维护。我建议大家用更先进的终端MCP工具Desktop Commander

To install terminal-mcp-server for Claude Desktop automatically viaSmithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @weidwonder/terminal-mcp-server --client claude

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/weidwonder/terminal-mcp-server.git cd terminal-mcp-server # Install dependencies npm install # Build the project npm run build

# Start the server using stdio (default mode) npm start # Or run the built file directly node build/index.js

# Start the server in SSE mode npm run start:sse # Or run the built file directly with SSE flag node build/index.js --sse

# Start SSE server on port 3000, endpoint /mcp, and bind to all interfaces node build/index.js --sse --port 3000 --endpoint /mcp --host 0.0.0.0

# Start the MCP Inspector tool npm run inspector

{ "command": "ls -la", "session": "my-local-session", "env": { "NODE_ENV": "development" } }

{ "host": "example.com", "username": "user", "command": "ls -la", "session": "my-remote-session", "env": { "NODE_ENV": "production" } }

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/terminal-mcp-server/build/index.js"], "env": {} } } }

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp-sse": { "url": "http://localhost:8080/sse", "headers": {} } } }

Replacelocalhost:8080/ssewith your actual server address, port, and endpoint if you've customized them.
- Open the Cline settings file:~/.cline/config.json
- Add the following configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/terminal-mcp-server/build/index.js"], "env": {} } } }

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp-sse": { "url": "http://localhost:8080/sse", "headers": {} } } }

- Open the Claude Desktop settings file:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Add the following configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/terminal-mcp-server/build/index.js"], "env": {} } } }

{ "mcpServers": { "terminal-mcp-sse": { "url": "http://localhost:8080/sse", "headers": {} } } }

- Before running commands, it's best to determine the system type (Mac, Linux, etc.)
- Use full paths to avoid path-related issues
- For command sequences that need to maintain environment, use&&to connect multiple commands
- For long-running commands, consider usingnohuporscreen/tmux

- Ensure SSH key-based authentication is set up
- If connection fails, check if the key file exists (default path:~/.ssh/id_rsa)
- Make sure the SSH service is running on the remote host

- Use the session parameter to maintain environment between related commands
- For operations requiring specific environments, use the same session name
- Note that sessions will automatically close after 20 minutes of inactivity

- Command execution results include both stdout and stderr
- Check stderr to determine if the command executed successfully
- For complex operations, add verification steps to ensure success

- For remote command execution, SSH key-based authentication must be set up in advance
- For local command execution, commands will run in the context of the user who started the server
- Session timeout is 20 minutes, after which the connection will be automatically closed

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