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shell-use for Claude Desktop

io.github.kyuheon-kr/shell-use

Let agents use the shell like a human.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install shell-use in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shell-use": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/kyuheon-kr/shell-use:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHELL_USE_SESSIONS": "<SHELL_USE_SESSIONS>",
        "SHELL_USE_SOCKET": "<SHELL_USE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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