smart-terminal
local MCP serversmart-terminal is a local MCP server: MCP PTY server providing AI agents with real interactive terminal access. Install it from npm as smart-terminal-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add smart-terminal -- npx -y smart-terminal-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"smart-terminal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"smart-terminal-mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
MCP PTY server providing AI agents with real interactive terminal access
smart-terminal vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| smart-terminal | 12 | Local | No | npm |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
smart-terminal is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package smart-terminal-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add smart-terminal -- npx -y smart-terminal-mcp
Run: codex mcp add smart-terminal -- npx -y smart-terminal-mcp
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