terminal mcp for VS Code

io.github.mkpvishnu/terminal-mcp

MCP server for interactive terminal sessions — SSH, REPLs, database CLIs, TUI apps

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install terminal mcp in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "terminal-mcp-max-sessions",
      "description": "TERMINAL_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "terminal-mcp-idle-timeout",
      "description": "TERMINAL_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "terminal-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "terminal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TERMINAL_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS": "${input:terminal-mcp-max-sessions}",
        "TERMINAL_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT": "${input:terminal-mcp-idle-timeout}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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