# io.github.amol21p/interactive-terminal (npm · mcp-interactive-terminal)

MCP server for real interactive terminal sessions — REPLs, SSH, databases, Docker

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +42
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `mcp-interactive-terminal`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `mcp-interactive-terminal`
- Version: `1.0.7`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 75/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - Install-script check failed: the install command fetches or executes arbitrary code (inline_eval). An install hook runs on every machine, in CI, and on transitive installs, whether or not you ever run the server.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (105 of 109), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 167 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 595 tokens (~85/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add amol21p-interactive-terminal -- npx -y mcp-interactive-terminal
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add amol21p-interactive-terminal -- npx -y mcp-interactive-terminal
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "amol21p-interactive-terminal": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "mcp-interactive-terminal"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add amol21p-interactive-terminal --command npx --arg -y --arg mcp-interactive-terminal
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  amol21p-interactive-terminal:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "mcp-interactive-terminal"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amol21p-interactive-terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-interactive-terminal"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 65, +60)

- [security regression] Install scripts: unverified → fail
- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] The scripts that run when this package is installed changed: postinstall
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −23)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 28, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-28 (score 46, +22)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100

### 2026-07-27 (score 24)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `create_session` (~127 tokens)

Spawn an interactive terminal session (REPL, shell, database client, SSH, etc.). Returns a session_id for subsequent commands.

Input parameters:

- `args` (array): Arguments to pass to the command
- `cols` (number): Terminal width in columns
- `command` (string, required): The command to spawn (e.g., 'python3', 'bash', 'psql')
- `cwd` (string): Working directory for the session
- `env` (object): Additional environment variables
- `name` (string): Human-readable session name
- `rows` (number): Terminal height in rows

### `send_command` (~115 tokens)

Send a command/input to an interactive session and wait for output. Appends newline automatically. Returns clean text output (no ANSI codes). If a dangerous command is detected, you must use confirm_dangerous_command first.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The command/input to send (newline appended automatically)
- `max_output_chars` (number): Override max output characters for this call
- `session_id` (string, required): The session ID to send input to
- `timeout_ms` (number): Max time to wait for output (ms)

### `read_output` (~57 tokens)

Read the current terminal screen without sending any input. Safe read-only operation.

Input parameters:

- `full_screen` (boolean): Read full scrollback history instead of just the visible screen
- `session_id` (string, required): The session ID to read output from

### `list_sessions` (~20 tokens)

List all active interactive terminal sessions. Safe read-only operation.

### `close_session` (~49 tokens)

Close/kill an interactive terminal session.

Input parameters:

- `session_id` (string, required): The session ID to close
- `signal` (string): Signal to send (e.g., SIGTERM, SIGKILL)

### `send_control` (~139 tokens)

Send a control character or special key to a session (e.g., ctrl+c to interrupt, ctrl+d to send EOF, arrow keys, tab for completion).

Input parameters:

- `control` (string, required): Control sequence to send. Supported: ctrl+a, ctrl+b, ctrl+c, ctrl+d, ctrl+e, ctrl+f, ctrl+k, ctrl+l, ctrl+n, ctrl+p, ctrl+r, ctrl+u, ctrl+w, ctrl+z, ctrl+\, ctrl+], enter, tab, escape, up, down, righ…
- `session_id` (string, required): The session ID

### `confirm_dangerous_command` (~88 tokens)

Execute a command that was flagged as dangerous by send_command. Requires a justification explaining WHY the command is necessary. This is a separate confirmation step for safety.

Input parameters:

- `input` (string, required): The exact dangerous command to confirm and execute
- `justification` (string, required): Explanation of WHY this dangerous command is necessary (min 10 chars)
- `session_id` (string, required): The session ID

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Install scripts, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 66
- 2026-08-02: 65
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 28
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 24

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-interactive-terminal
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/mcp-interactive-terminal
- Repository: https://github.com/amol21p/mcp-interactive-terminal
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/amol21p-interactive-terminal/mcp-interactive-terminal