shell_cursor_position

MCP tool from Terminal MCP by ZEROLINGG

Get current cursor position (PTY only)

How to use it

shell_cursor_position is exposed by the Terminal MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the shell_cursor_position 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)

One-shot command execution, process exits after completion

Close a single session

shell_close_all

Close all sessions

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