# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/your-username/shell-mcp.git
cd shell-mcp
npm install
npm run build

# Run (must specify at least one --allow-dir)
node dist/index.js --allow-dir ~/projects --allow-dir ~/data

{
  "shell-mcp": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": [
      "/path/to/shell-mcp/dist/index.js",
      "--allow-dir", "/home/user/projects",
      "--allow-dir", "/home/user/data",
      "--allow-cmd", "ls",
      "--allow-cmd", "cat",
      "--allow-cmd", "grep",
      "--allow-cmd", "find",
      "--allow-cmd", "python3",
      "--timeout", "30",
      "--log-file", "/home/user/.shell-mcp/audit.log"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "command": "grep",
  "args": ["-r", "TODO", "/home/user/projects/myapp"],
  "cwd": "/home/user/projects/myapp",
  "timeout": 10
}

{
  "path": "/home/user/projects/myapp/src/main.py",
  "startLine": 1,
  "endLine": 50
}

{
  "path": "/home/user/projects/myapp",
  "recursive": true
}

{
  "path": "/home/user/projects/myapp/notes.txt",
  "content": "Hello world"
}

rm, rmdir, shred, dd, mkfs, fdisk, diskutil, sudo, su, doas,
osascript, defaults, open, launchctl, crontab,
curl, wget, nc, ssh, scp, rsync,
brew, npm, yarn, pip, gem, cargo, docker,
gcc, clang, kill, killall, shutdown, reboot,
gpg, security (macOS keychain), ...and more

{"timestamp":"2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z","sessionId":"A3F9B2C1","event":"COMMAND_DENY","command":"rm","args":["-rf","/"],"denyLayer":3,"denyReason":"Command \"rm\" is on the hardcoded blocklist"}
{"timestamp":"2024-01-01T12:00:01.000Z","sessionId":"A3F9B2C1","event":"COMMAND_ALLOW","command":"ls","args":["-la"],"cwd":"/home/user/projects","exitCode":0,"durationMs":12,"outputBytes":1024}

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js --allow-dir /tmp/test