Shell and coding agent for Claude and other mcp clients
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# Shell and Coding agent for Claude and other mcp clients Empowering chat applications to code, build and run on your local machine. wcgw is an MCP server with tightly integrated shell and code editing tools. ⚠️ Warning: do not allow BashCommand tool without reviewing the command, it may result in data loss. [](https://github.com/rusiaaman/wcgw/actions/workflows/python-tests.yml) [](https://github.com/rusiaaman/wcgw/actions/workflows/python-types.yml) [](https://github.com/rusiaaman/wcgw/actions/workflows/python-publish.yml) [](https://codecov.io/gh/rusiaaman/wcgw) ## Demo  ## Updates - [6 Oct 2025] Model can now run multiple commands in background. ZSH is now a supported shell. Multiplexing improvements. - [27 Apr 2025] Removed support for GPTs over relay server. Only MCP server is supported in version >= 5. - [24 Mar 2025] Improved writing and editing experience for sonnet 3.7, CLAUDE.md gets loaded automatically. - [16 Feb 2025] You can now attach to the working terminal that the AI uses. See the "attach-to-terminal" section below. - [15 Jan 2025] Modes introduced: architect, code-writer, and all powerful wcgw mode. - [8 Jan 2025] Context saving tool for saving relevant file paths along with a description in a single file. Can be used as a task checkpoint or for knowledge transfer. - [29 Dec 2024] Syntax checking on file writing and edits is now stable. Made `initialize` tool call useful; sending smart repo structure to claude if any repo is referenced. Large file handling is also now improved. - [9 Dec 2024] [Vscode extension to paste context on Claude…
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