iTerm MCP Server

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault

No arguments

Schema

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
write_to_terminal

Writes text to the active iTerm terminal - often used to run a command in the terminal

read_terminal_output

Reads the output from the active iTerm terminal

send_control_character

Sends a control character to the active iTerm terminal (e.g., Control-C)