shell-mcp

Item: shell-mcp
Rating: 69
Author: M8ven

Enables remote shell command execution and file operations with restricted/unrestricted modes, background tasks, safe editing, and code search.

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// key findings

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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

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: SHELL_MCP_TOKEN

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

// required environment variables

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

configSHELL_MCP_ALLOWLIST— (built-in) Comma-separated command list (restricted mode)

configSHELL_MCP_ALLOWED_IPS— (empty) Comma-separated IP allowlist

🔐 secretSHELL_MCP_TOKEN— cp .env.example .env # fill (openssl rand -hex 32)

configSHELL_MCP_HOST— 127.0.0.1 Bind address

configSHELL_MCP_WORKDIR— ./default Working directory

configSHELL_MCP_SHELL

configSHELL_MCP_ENCODING— auto Output/file encoding

configSHELL_MCP_LOG— shell-mcp-audit.log Audit log path

configSHELL_MCP_PI_COMMAND— pi Pi binary/command path

configSHELL_MCP_PI_ARGS— "" Extra arguments to pi

configCOMSPEC

configSHELL— Two execution modes: restricted (command allowlist, no shell operators) / unrestricted (full shell). Windows: unrestricted mode uses cmd.exe or PowerShell; POSIX: $ -lc.

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commit: dfab2880138eea76a99959e969d6f3c373ee6984

code hash: 92e922879cc2815a7656f1eb299051f887d2e77224e8fb49275320c57a5978ea

verified: 7/30/2026, 9:10:36 AM

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