MCP server for iTerm2 — read terminal output (and optionally drive sessions) from Claude Desktop
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# iterm2-py-mcp-server MCP server for **iTerm2** on macOS, written in **pure Python**. Lets Claude (Desktop, primarily) read what's on your terminal screens and scrollback, search inside long log dumps, and — optionally, behind a feature flag — drive iTerm2 sessions by sending text or control keys. > **Status:** v0.1.0, stages 0–4 complete; 8 readonly tools always > available, 4 write tools behind `ITERM_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=1`. See > [docs/PLAN.md](docs/PLAN.md) for full status and > [docs/TOOLS.md](docs/TOOLS.md) for the tool reference. ## Why When you're SSH'd into a remote box and tail something long — logs, a process tree, a journalctl dump — pasting it into Claude is tedious and lossy. This MCP server gives Claude a direct, read-only window into the terminal you're already looking at, so you can just ask questions about it. ## Quick start ```bash # Install from source into the current Python environment pip install -e . # Or run without installing (once published) uvx iterm2-py-mcp ``` Then add to your `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "iterm2": { "command": "iterm2-py-mcp" } } } ``` Full setup walk-through (enabling the iTerm2 Python API, granting access, verifying with `iterm_status`) lives in **[docs/INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md)**. ## Documentation | Doc | What's in it | |---|---| | [docs/README.md](docs/README.md) | Documentation index | | [docs/PLAN.md](docs/PLAN.md) | Roadmap, stages, what's done / TODO | | [docs/INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md) | Install, build, configure Claude Desktop | | [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) | How it's wired internally | | [docs/TOOLS.md](docs/TOOLS.md) | Reference for every MCP tool | | [docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md](docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) | Common errors and fixes | | [docs/IDEAS.md](docs/IDEAS.md) | Backlog of possible future features | ## License GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPLv3).
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