shell-mcp-server MCP Server

πŸš€ Add secure shell command execution capabilities to your AI applications with the Shell MCP Server! Built for the Model Context Protocol.

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What is the shell-mcp-server MCP Server?

shell-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the blazickjp/shell-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as β€œπŸš€ Add secure shell command execution capabilities to your AI applications with the Shell MCP Server! Built for the Model Context Protocol”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. 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 Β· Repository Β· Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the shell-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shell-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/shell-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "shell-mcp-server",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir1",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir2",
        "--shell",
        "bash",
        "/bin/bash",
        "--shell",
        "zsh",
        "/bin/zsh"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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