Enables AI assistants to interact with iTerm2 terminals through the Model Context Protocol.
Enables AI assistants to interact with iTerm2 terminals through the Model Context Protocol. That is what the iterm mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:
open_terminal — Open a new terminal instanceexecute_command — Execute a command in a specific terminalread_output — Read the output from a specific terminalclose_terminal — Close a specific terminallist_terminals — List all active terminals and their informationSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. ITerm's toolset — open_terminal, execute_command, read_output and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rishabkoul; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| open_terminal | Open a new terminal instance |
| execute_command | Execute a command in a specific terminal |
| read_output | Read the output from a specific terminal |
| close_terminal | Close a specific terminal |
| list_terminals | List all active terminals and their information |
{
"mcpServers": {
"terminal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["iterm_mcp_server"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Kill hallucinated APIs — version-accurate, up-to-date library documentation injected straight into context.
Microsoft's official browser automation server — drive a real browser through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed.
GitHub's official server — repos, issues, pull requests, Actions and code security, straight from your assistant.
Issue tracking at the speed of conversation — Linear's official hosted server with OAuth and zero install.
Local repository surgery — status, diffs, commits, branches and history for any repo on disk.
Timezone sanity for AI — current time anywhere and correct conversions, without the model doing date math.