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windows-terminal-mcp

· github.com/marttinm/terminal-mcp

MCP server allowing LLMs to execute commands on Windows terminals, including local shells (cmd, PowerShell, bash) and remote SSH connections with a 3-level security model.

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About windows-terminal-mcp

windows-terminal-mcp is an MCP server in the Security category: mCP server allowing LLMs to execute commands on Windows terminals, including local shells (cmd, PowerShell, bash) and remote SSH connections with a 3-level security model. It has been installed 0 times through Conduid.

Install

Clone
git clone https://github.com/marttinm/terminal-mcp

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

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README

terminal-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets any LLM execute commands on a local terminal or over SSH — works on Windows and macOS.

  • Run commands via native shells (cmd/powershell/bash on Windows, zsh/bash/sh on macOS)
  • Execute remote commands over SSH with key-based authentication
  • 3-level security model: safe / confirm / blocked

Requirements

Installation

git clone https://github.com/marttinm/windows-terminal-mcp.git
cd windows-terminal-mcp
pip install -e .

Configure Claude Desktop

macOS

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["-m", "terminal_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Windows

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "python", "-m", "terminal_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving the config.

Security

Commands fall into three categories:

Level Behavior Examples
Safe Executed directly ls, git, npm, python, curl
Dangerous Claude warns before executing rm, rmdir, launchctl, diskutil
Blocked Always rejected rm -rf /, format, shutdown, mkfs

License

MIT — see LICENSE

README mirrored from the source repository 4 months ago. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About windows-terminal-mcp

How do I install windows-terminal-mcp?

Run git clone https://github.com/marttinm/terminal-mcp, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration. Conduid has recorded 0 installs, so the command is known to work with current clients.

Is windows-terminal-mcp safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 34 out of 100 (low). Conduid hasn't run static security checks on this repository yet, so review the source yourself before granting it credentials. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is windows-terminal-mcp still maintained?

Conduid hasn't recorded a commit date for this repository yet. Check the repository directly for recent activity.