exec

MCP tool from Terminal MCP by ZEROLINGG

One-shot command execution, process exits after completion

How to use it

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

Install Terminal MCP

$cargo install terminal-mcp

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Other tools in Terminal MCP (16)

Close a single session

shell_close_all

Close all sessions

shell_cursor_position

Get current cursor position (PTY only)

Check if a tag exists

List all sessions with PTY status/size and truncation info

shell_move_cursor

Move cursor to absolute 1-based position via ANSI CUP (PTY only)

Read buffered stdout/stderr, with optional ANSI stripping

Kill and restart a session

Dynamically resize PTY window without losing state (PTY only)

Send raw bytes, no newline

shell_send_control

Send terminal control character (^C, ^D, ^Z, DEL)

shell_send_keys

Send special keys/text burst (arrows, Enter, Escape, F-keys, etc.)

shell_send_line

Send command + newline (most common)

Get rendered terminal screen + cursor position (PTY only)

Create an interactive session (pipe or PTY mode)

Wait until pattern appears in output (with timeout), with optional ANSI stripping applied before matching