shell

MCP tool from Agent Builder by strands-agents

Execute shell commands (not available on Windows)

How to use it

shell is exposed by the Agent Builder MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the shell tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Agent Builder

$pipx install strands-agents-builder

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Perform mathematical operations

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Get the current date and time

File editing operations like line edits, search, and undo

Manage environment variables

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Make API calls, fetch web data, and call local HTTP servers

Process and analyze images

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Dynamically load more tools at runtime

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Force stop the agent event loop

Save content to knowledge bases for future reference

Create nested agent instances with specialized capabilities

Coordinate multiple AI agents in a swarm / network of agents

Perform deep thinking by creating parallel branches of agentic reasoning

Interact with AWS services

Run a new AI event loop with custom prompts

Manage the Strands Agent Builder welcome text

Orchestrate sequenced workflows