Terminal MCP Server

A simple MCP server that executes terminal commands and provides a terminal command cheat sheet. Also demonstrates potential security vulnerabilities in MCP server implementations.

Local serverstdio

What is the Terminal MCP Server?

Terminal MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the bhanuchaddha/terminal-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A simple MCP server that executes terminal commands and provides a terminal command cheat sheet. Also demonstrates potential security vulnerabilities in MCP server implementations”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /path/to/terminal-mcp-server/.venv/bin/python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Terminal MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal": {
      "command": "/path/to/terminal-mcp-server/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/terminal-mcp-server/src/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.