shell-use MCP

An MCP server that allows AI agents to interact with CLI applications via tmux sessions. It supports listing sessions, capturing terminal output, sending keys and text, scrolling history, and exiting copy mode, enabling human-like shell interaction within a Dockerized environment.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by kyuheon-kr

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What you can do with it

Interact with CLI applications like vim or htop
Send special keys such as Ctrl+C or Enter
Capture terminal screen text for analysis
Send literal text input to active sessions

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: io.github.kyuheon-kr/shell-use@1.0.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ghcr.io/kyuheon-kr/shell-use:1.0.0

oci

ghcr.io/kyuheon-kr/shell-use:1.0.0 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ghcr.io/kyuheon-kr/shell-use:1.0.0",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SHELL_USE_SESSIONS",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Comma-separated list of allowed session names"
    },
    {
      "name": "SHELL_USE_SOCKET",
      "description": "Path to tmux socket (default: /tmux/tmux.sock in Docker)"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

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

Cline

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Cline configuration

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

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "shell-use-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "SHELL_USE_SESSIONS=<YOUR_SHELL_USE_SESSIONS>",
        "-e",
        "SHELL_USE_SOCKET=<YOUR_SHELL_USE_SOCKET>",
        "ghcr.io/kyuheon-kr/shell-use:1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHELL_USE_SESSIONS": "<YOUR_SHELL_USE_SESSIONS>",
        "SHELL_USE_SOCKET": "<YOUR_SHELL_USE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

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

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