io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp
PYPI · TERMINAL-MCP
MCP server for interactive terminal sessions — SSH, REPLs, database CLIs, TUI apps
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Last scanned (22 hours ago)
Scores higher than 76% of PyPI servers
Category Developer Tools
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security49
- Malware scan not yet available for this package.Unverified
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 3 of 32 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency97
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 79 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability81
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 669 tokens (~95/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management93
- Stability observed for 28 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety75
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 0 of 3 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "session_send" implies "send" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
- An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 4 Nov 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 3 Nov 26 −1
- Stability: pass → 0.90 functional
- 1 Nov 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 31 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 30 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 29 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 28 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 27 Oct 26 −15
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 4 Nov 2026 · Analysed pypi/terminal-mcp@0.3.1
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/tags/v0.3.1 |
| Rekor log index | 1005262155 |
| Predicate type | PyPI publish attestation https://docs.pypi.org/attestations/publish/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:13038ce28ece276c75fda158114d9b5ed01328d34c775cc90f53920b2cd20c69 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | allowlisted | setuptools.build_meta |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 32 packages
| Packages resolved | 32 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 3 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
session_close ~39
Terminate a session gracefully. Sends EOF, then SIGHUP, then SIGKILL.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | string | yes | Session ID to close |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_create ~157
Spawn a persistent PTY terminal session. Returns a session_id used by all other session_* tools. Supports interactive shells, SSH, REPLs, and database CLIs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cols | integer | – | Terminal width in columns |
| command | string | yes | Shell command to run (e.g. 'bash', 'python3', 'ssh user@host') |
| enable_snapshot | boolean | – | Enable pyte screen buffer for snapshot reads |
| idle_timeout | integer | – | Seconds before auto-closing idle session |
| label | string | – | Human-readable label for the session |
| rows | integer | – | Terminal height in rows |
| scrollback_lines | integer | – | Number of scrollback history lines to keep (requires enable_snapshot) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_exec ~91
Execute a command in a temporary session and return the output. The session is automatically cleaned up after execution.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cols | integer | – | Terminal width in columns |
| command | string | – | Shell to use (default: bash) |
| exec | string | yes | Command to execute in the session |
| rows | integer | – | Terminal height in rows |
| timeout | number | – | Seconds to wait for command output |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_list ~20
List all active terminal sessions with their status and idle time.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_read ~117
Read output from a session. Stream mode waits for output to settle; snapshot mode returns the current terminal screen (requires enable_snapshot=true).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | – | Read mode: 'stream' (default) or 'snapshot' |
| scrollback | integer | – | Lines of scrollback history to include (snapshot mode only) |
| session_id | string | yes | Session ID returned by session_create |
| strip_ansi | boolean | – | Strip ANSI escape sequences from output |
| timeout | number | – | Settle timeout in seconds (stream mode) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_resize ~63
Resize the terminal window of an active session. Sends SIGWINCH to the process.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cols | integer | yes | New terminal width in columns |
| rows | integer | yes | New terminal height in rows |
| session_id | string | yes | Session ID returned by session_create |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
session_send ~182
Send input text, a control character, or a special key to an active session. Use control_char for signals (e.g. 'c' for Ctrl-C). Use key for special keys (e.g. 'up', 'tab', 'f1').
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| control_char | string | – | Control character to send: 'c' (SIGINT), 'd' (EOF), 'z' (SIGTSTP), 'l' (clear), ']' (telnet) |
| input | string | – | Text to send to the session |
| key | string | – | Special key to send (arrow keys, function keys, etc.) |
| password | string | – | Password or secret to send (will not be logged) |
| press_enter | boolean | – | Append carriage return after input |
| session_id | string | yes | Session ID returned by session_create |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx terminal-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · terminal-mcp
claude mcp add mkpvishnu-terminal-mcp -- uvx terminal-mcp
What is the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp. MCP server for interactive terminal sessions, SSH, REPLs, database CLIs, TUI apps. This page covers its PyPI package (terminal-mcp).
Is the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server safe to use?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp scores 78 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 4 November 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server expose?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp exposes 7 tools: session_create, session_send, session_resize, session_read, session_close, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 669 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server still maintained?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp server under?
io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.