Interactive Terminal
by amol21pcommunityv1.0.7
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The MCP server provides AI agents with interactive terminal sessions, enabling them to run REPLs, SSH, database clients, and other interactive command-line interfaces with enhanced output and security features.
From the registry: MCP server for real interactive terminal sessions — REPLs, SSH, databases, Docker
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredNode.js 18+Node.js version 18 or later required.
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `interactive-terminal` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Node.js 18+** — Node.js version 18 or later required.
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","mcp-interactive-terminal"]
- optional environment variables:
- `MCP_TERMINAL_MAX_SESSIONS`: Max concurrent sessions (example: `10`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_MAX_OUTPUT`: Max output chars per read (example: `20000`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT`: Default wait timeout (ms) (example: `5000`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_BLOCKED_COMMANDS`: Comma-separated blocklist
- `MCP_TERMINAL_ALLOWED_COMMANDS`: Comma-separated allowlist
- `MCP_TERMINAL_ALLOWED_PATHS`: Comma-separated accessible paths
- `MCP_TERMINAL_REDACT_SECRETS`: Redact secrets in output (example: `false`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_LOG_INPUTS`: Log all inputs to stderr (example: `false`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_IDLE_TIMEOUT`: Auto-close idle sessions (ms) (example: `1800000`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_DANGER_DETECTION`: Enable dangerous command confirmation (example: `true`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_AUDIT_LOG`: Path to JSON audit log
- `MCP_TERMINAL_SANDBOX`: Enable OS-level kernel sandboxing (example: `false`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_SANDBOX_ALLOW_WRITE`: Writable paths in sandbox mode (example: `/tmp`)
- `MCP_TERMINAL_SANDBOX_ALLOW_NETWORK`: Allowed network domains in sandbox (example: `*`)
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Tools (7)
create_session
Spawn an interactive process.
send_command
Send input and get output from an interactive session.
read_output
Read the terminal screen in a read-only manner.
list_sessions
List active interactive sessions.
close_session
Terminate an active session.
send_control
Send control characters to an interactive session.
confirm_dangerous_command
Confirm execution of potentially dangerous commands.
Environment variables
MCP_TERMINAL_ALLOWED_COMMANDSrequiredComma-separated list of commands that are allowed to be executed.MCP_TERMINAL_REDACT_SECRETSrequiredIndicates whether to redact AWS keys, tokens, and private keys in output.MCP_TERMINAL_IDLE_TIMEOUTrequiredAuto-close idle sessions after the specified time in milliseconds.Prerequisites
- • Node.js >= 18
- • python3
Packages
mcp-interactive-terminal
npmv1.0.7transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Feb 16, 2026
- Last commit
- Feb 16, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.amol21p/interactive-terminal