ITerm MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for iTerm2 terminal integration. This server allows AI assistants to interact with iTerm2 terminals through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Create and manage iTerm2 terminal sessions

• Execute commands in terminals

• Read terminal output

• List active terminals

• Close terminals

Related MCP server: MCP Terminal

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14.x

• iTerm2

• macOS (since iTerm2 is macOS-only)

Configuration

Standard Configuration

The server uses the standard MCP configuration options. No additional configuration is required.

Cursor Configuration

To use this server with Cursor, add the following configuration to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "terminal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["iterm_mcp_server"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

• open_terminal: Open a new terminal instance

• execute_command: Execute a command in a specific terminal

• read_output: Read the output from a specific terminal

• close_terminal: Close a specific terminal

• list_terminals: List all active terminals and their information

Security Considerations

• The server validates all input using Zod schemas

• Commands are executed in isolated terminal sessions

• Proper error handling and input sanitization is implemented

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

ISC

Author

Rishab Koul