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Terminal MCP Server for Zed

io.github.aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Terminal MCP Server in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "mcp-server-terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-terminal"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "<DISPLAY>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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