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Terminal MCP Server MCP Server

io.github.aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal

What is the Terminal MCP Server MCP server?

MCP server for AI agents to interact with terminal applications. Think Playwright for terminals.

How to install Terminal MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • DISPLAY

    X11 display for visual mode (Linux/WSL). Example: :0

  • RUST_LOG

    Logging level: error, warn, info, debug, trace

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-terminal",
        "--headless"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "<YOUR_DISPLAY>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<YOUR_RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-terminal",
        "--headless"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "<YOUR_DISPLAY>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<YOUR_RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-terminal",
        "--headless"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "<YOUR_DISPLAY>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<YOUR_RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-terminal": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-terminal",
        "--headless"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "<YOUR_DISPLAY>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<YOUR_RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add mcp-server-terminal --env DISPLAY=<YOUR_DISPLAY> --env RUST_LOG=<YOUR_RUST_LOG> -- npx -y mcp-server-terminal --headless

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