Cmd Line Executor Mcp
What is Cmd Line Executor Mcp
cmd-line-executor-MCP is an experimental MCP server designed to execute command line commands. It provides a simple interface to run command line applications and retrieve their outputs.
Use cases
Use cases include executing scripts, automating tasks, debugging applications, and integrating command line tools into workflows.
How to use
To use cmd-line-executor-MCP, configure it in the Claude Desktop settings by specifying the command and arguments. You can run commands by calling the ‘run_command’ tool, which takes ‘cmd’ and ‘args’ as string inputs.
Key features
Key features include the ability to run command line commands, return standard output (stdout), standard error (stderr), and status codes. It supports both development and published server configurations.
Where to use
cmd-line-executor-MCP can be used in various fields such as software development, automation, and testing, where command line execution is required.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Cmd Line Executor Mcp
cmd-line-executor-MCP is an experimental MCP server designed to execute command line commands. It provides a simple interface to run command line applications and retrieve their outputs.
Use cases
Use cases include executing scripts, automating tasks, debugging applications, and integrating command line tools into workflows.
How to use
To use cmd-line-executor-MCP, configure it in the Claude Desktop settings by specifying the command and arguments. You can run commands by calling the ‘run_command’ tool, which takes ‘cmd’ and ‘args’ as string inputs.
Key features
Key features include the ability to run command line commands, return standard output (stdout), standard error (stderr), and status codes. It supports both development and published server configurations.
Where to use
cmd-line-executor-MCP can be used in various fields such as software development, automation, and testing, where command line execution is required.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
cmd-line-executor MCP server
Example MCP server to call command line apps
Components
Tools
The server implements one tool:
- run_command: Runs a command line comment
- Takes “cmd” and “args” as string arguments
- Runs the command and returns stdout, stderr, status_code, etc.
Configuration
Quickstart
Install
Claude Desktop
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration
``` "mcpServers": { "cmd-line-executor": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/Users/$(whoami)/experiments/claude-mvp/cmd-line-executor", "run", "cmd-line-executor" ] } } ```Published Servers Configuration
``` "mcpServers": { "cmd-line-executor": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "cmd-line-executor" ] } } ```Development
Building and Publishing
To prepare the package for distribution:
- Sync dependencies and update lockfile:
uv sync
- Build package distributions:
uv build
This will create source and wheel distributions in the dist/ directory.
- Publish to PyPI:
uv publish
Note: You’ll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags:
- Token:
--tokenorUV_PUBLISH_TOKEN - Or username/password:
--username/UV_PUBLISH_USERNAMEand--password/UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD
Debugging
Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging
experience, we strongly recommend using the MCP Inspector.
You can launch the MCP Inspector via npm with this command:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /Users/markus/experiments/claude-mvp/cmd-line-executor run cmd-line-executor
Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
