Command Line

This MCP server allows AI assistants to execute common Unix/macOS terminal commands through a controlled and secure interface. It supports the top ~40 most used terminal commands with appropriate security measures.

Features

• Safe execution of common Unix/macOS commands
• Security validation based on command type
• Command categorization (read, write, system)
• Interactive permission management
• Session-based approval system
• Configuration via environment variables or JSON file
• Comprehensive command filtering and pattern matching
• Support for command chaining via pipes (|), semicolons (;), and ampersands (&)
• Claude Desktop compatibility mode with auto-approval
• Detailed command metadata and help for AI assistants

Read Commands ls, pwd, cat, less, head, tail, grep, find, which, du, df, file, sort, etc.

Write Commands cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, touch, chmod, chown, etc.

System Commands ps, top, htop, who, netstat, ifconfig, ping, etc.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/andresthor/cmd-line-mcp