Shell Exec

Name: Shell Exec
Author: domdomegg

by domdomeggcommunityv1.1.2

This MCP server executes bash commands with support for background jobs.

From the registry: Execute bash commands with background job support.

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Install & configure

Install in your client

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Please install the `shell-exec-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","shell-exec-mcp"]

Note: 2 tools: execute (bash commands with optional background mode and timeout), get_job_status. Supports long-running background jobs.

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Note: 2 tools: execute (bash commands with optional background mode and timeout), get_job_status. Supports long-running background jobs.

Tools (2)

execute

Run a bash command (with optional timeout and background mode)

get_job_status

Check status of a background job

Environment variables

MCP_TRANSPORTrequiredSpecifies the transport method for the MCP server

PORTrequiredPort number for the MCP server to listen on

Prerequisites

• Node.js 2

Packages

shell-exec-mcp

npmv1.1.2transport: stdio

shell-exec-mcp

npmv1.1.2transport: streamable-http

Details

Language: TypeScript
Released: Feb 23, 2026
Last commit: Mar 28, 2026
Registry name: io.github.domdomegg/shell-exec-mcp

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