kitty-mcp-server

MCP server for controlling the kitty terminal emulator. Exposes 40 tools for managing windows, tabs, layouts, text, appearance, and more.

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// key findings

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: KITTY_RC_PASSWORD

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies2 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configKITTY_LISTEN_ON— When the MCP server runs inside a kitty window, it automatically picks up the environment variable.

configKITTY_MCP_BINARY— Override the kitty CLI binary name or path. Default: kitten.

configKITTY_MCP_SOCKET— "": "unix:/tmp/kitty-12345"

🔐 secretKITTY_RC_PASSWORD— Password for kitty remote control authentication, if configured.

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commit: 8cd5fc8382de58869846b3c79b3c00dc82722f2d

code hash: b3d0b6ac01cf6e42c276eaf9c5b14de2948397763925770baa0b87c769dcc077

verified: 6/27/2026, 8:51:38 AM

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