MCP Shell Server - Execute shell commands via MCP protocol
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# MCP Shell Server [](https://codecov.io/gh/tumf/mcp-shell-server) [](https://smithery.ai/server/mcp-shell-server) [](https://mseep.ai/app/tumf-mcp-shell-server) A secure shell command execution server implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server allows remote execution of whitelisted shell commands with support for stdin input. <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rt2d4pbn22"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rt2d4pbn22/badge" alt="mcp-shell-server MCP server" /></a> <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rt2d4pbn22"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rt2d4pbn22/badge" alt="mcp-shell-server MCP server" /></a> ## Features * **Secure Command Execution**: Only whitelisted commands can be executed * **Standard Input Support**: Pass input to commands via stdin * **Comprehensive Output**: Returns stdout, stderr, exit status, and execution time * **Shell Operator Safety**: Validates commands after shell operators (; , &&, ||, |) * **Timeout Control**: Set maximum execution time for commands ## MCP client setting in your Claude.app ### Published version ```shell code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ``` ```json { "mcpServers": { "shell": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-shell-server" ], "env": { "ALLOW_COMMANDS": "ls,cat,pwd,grep,wc,touch,find" } }, } } ``` ### Local version #### Configuration ```shell code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json ``` ```json { "mcpServers": { "shell": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", ".", "run", "mcp-shell-server" ], "env": { "…
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