Terminal Controller for MCP
by GongRzhe
# Import necessary Python standard libraries
import os # For operating with file system, handling files and directory paths
import json # For processing JSON format data
import subprocess # For creating and managing subprocesses
import sys # For accessing Python interpreter related variables and functions
import platform # For getting current operating system information
def setup_venv():
"""
Function to set up Python virtual environment
Features:
- Checks if Python version meets requirements (3.10+)
- Creates Python virtual environment (if it doesn't exist)
- Installs required dependencies in the newly created virtual environment
No parameters required
Returns: None
"""
# Check Python version
python_version = sys.version_info
if python_version.major < 3 or (python_version.major == 3 and python_version.minor < 10):
print("Error: Python 3.10 or higher is required.")
sys.exit(1)
# Get absolute path of the directory containing the current script
base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
# Set virtual environment directory path, will create a directory named '.venv' under base_path
venv_path = os.path.join(base_path, '.venv')
# Flag whether a new virtual environment was created
venv_created = False
# Check if virtual environment already exists
if not os.path.exists(venv_path):
print("Creating virtual environment...")
# Use Python's venv module to create virtual environment
# sys.executable gets the path of the current Python interpreter
subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'venv', venv_path], check=True)
print("Virtual environment created successfully!")
venv_created = True
else:
print("Virtual environment already exists.")
# Determine pip and python executable paths based on operating system
is_windows = platform.system() == "Windows"
if is_windows:
pip_path = os.path.join(venv_path, 'Scripts', 'pip.exe')
python_path = os.path.join(venv_path, 'Scripts', 'python.exe')
else:
pip_path = os.path.join(venv_path, 'bin', 'pip')
python_path = os.path.join(venv_path, 'bin', 'python')
# Install or update dependencies
print("\nInstalling requirements...")
# Install mcp package
subprocess.run([pip_path, 'install', 'mcp'], check=True)
# Also install dependencies from requirements.txt if it exists
requirements_path = os.path.join(base_path, 'requirements.txt')
if os.path.exists(requirements_path):
subprocess.run([pip_path, 'install', '-r', requirements_path], check=True)
print("Requirements installed successfully!")
return python_path
def generate_mcp_config(python_path):
"""
Function to generate MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration file
Features:
- Creates configuration containing Python interpreter path and server script path
- Saves configuration as JSON format file
- Prints configuration information for different MCP clients
Parameters:
- python_path: Path to Python interpreter in the virtual environment
Returns: None
"""
# Get absolute path of the directory containing the current script
base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
# Path to Terminal Controller server script
server_script_path = os.path.join(base_path, 'terminal_controller.py')
# Create MCP configuration dictionary
config = {
"mcpServers": {
"terminal-controller": {
"command": python_path,
"args": [server_script_path],
"env": {
"PYTHONPATH": base_path
}
}
}
}
# Save configuration to JSON file
config_path = os.path.join(base_path, 'mcp-config.json')
with open(config_path, 'w') as f:
json.dump(config, f, indent=2) # indent=2 gives the JSON file good formatting
# Print configuration information
print(f"\nMCP configuration has been written to: {config_path}")
print(f"\nMCP configuration for Cursor:\n\n{python_path} {server_script_path}")
print("\nMCP configuration for Windsurf/Claude Desktop:")
print(json.dumps(config, indent=2))
# Provide instructions for adding configuration to Claude Desktop configuration file
if platform.system() == "Windows":
claude_config_path = os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json")
else: # macOS
claude_config_path = os.path.expanduser("~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json")
print(f"\nTo use with Claude Desktop, merge this configuration into: {claude_config_path}")
# Code executed when the script is run directly (not imported)
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Execute main functions in sequence:
# 1. Set up virtual environment and install dependencies
python_path = setup_venv()
# 2. Generate MCP configuration file
generate_mcp_config(python_path)
print("\nSetup complete! You can now use the Terminal Controller MCP server with compatible clients.")