execute_command

Run terminal commands with a specified timeout using the MCP server. Commands execute in the background if they exceed the timeout. Use absolute paths for reliable execution, avoiding relative or tilde paths.

Instructions

Execute a terminal command with timeout. Command will continue running in background if it doesn't complete within timeout. NOTE: For file operations, prefer specialized tools like read_file, search_code, list_directory instead of cat, grep, or ls commands. IMPORTANT: Always use absolute paths (starting with '/' or drive letter like 'C:') for reliability. Relative paths may fail as they depend on the current working directory. Tilde paths (~/...) might not work in all contexts. Unless the user explicitly asks for relative paths, use absolute paths.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`command`	Yes
`shell`	No
`timeout_ms`	No

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "command": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "shell": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "timeout_ms": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "command"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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execute_command

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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