bash_execute

Execute Bash commands with output capture and security restrictions on the MCP Filesystem Server. Specify working directory, timeout, and environment variables for controlled command execution.

Instructions

Execute a Bash command directly with output capture. More flexible than execute_command but still with security restrictions. Allows for direct access to Bash functionality.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`command`	Yes	The bash command to execute
`env`	No	Additional environment variables for the command
`timeout`	No	Maximum execution time in milliseconds (max 60s)
`workingDir`	No	Working directory for command execution

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "command": {
      "description": "The bash command to execute",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "env": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Additional environment variables for the command",
      "type": "object"
    },
    "timeout": {
      "default": 30000,
      "description": "Maximum execution time in milliseconds (max 60s)",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "maximum": 60000,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "workingDir": {
      "description": "Working directory for command execution",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "command"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

MCP Filesystem Server

bash_execute

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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