Termcp

Name: Termcp
Author: open-mcp-ai

by open-mcp-aiversion 0.2.8i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.open-mcp-ai/termcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

An MCP server that lets AI agents act like a human at a real terminal, local or over SSH.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Developer tools

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "termcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/open-mcp-ai/termcp:0.2.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add termcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/open-mcp-ai/termcp:0.2.8

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "termcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/open-mcp-ai/termcp:0.2.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "termcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/open-mcp-ai/termcp:0.2.8"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account open-mcp-ai, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 0% of the other 4900 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 75% of the other 4900 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 4900 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Termcp safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.2.8) reached the registry 12 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: GitHub, Desktop Commander, Cloudflare MCP

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README from the maker

Open the README

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⚡ Termcp

English | 中文

Termcp: the final MCP | Terminus MCP

With Termcp:

An AI can install and use any number of MCP servers, dynamically, at run time.
An AI can write its own MCP server and hot-load it.
An AI can use SSH to manage hosts, approved and collaborated on by a human.
An AI can install and call MCP servers across machines over nothing but SSH.

Exactly one tool is exposed. Built on the Termcp protocol (*Terminalization Model Context Protocol*): loading more MCP servers and skills does not grow the context.

A single dependency-free binary (10 MB+), cross-platform, with a WYSIWYG web UI where a human and an AI share the same terminals and collaborate.

Install 80+ MCP servers and skills.

Host management.

Install

0 · AI install

Install npx -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp daemon stdio as an MCP named termcp.

Copy this to the AI.

1 · One command per agent

Agent	Command
Claude Code	`claude mcp add termcp -- npx -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp daemon stdio`
Codex	`codex mcp add termcp -- npx -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp daemon stdio`
Gemini CLI	`gemini mcp add termcp npx -- -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp daemon stdio`

2 · Config file

"mcpServers": { "termcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@open-mcp-ai/termcp", "daemon", "stdio"] } } }

Other install methods — npm / Go / Docker / prebuilt binary

	Command
npm	`npm i -g @open-mcp-ai/termcp` — installs a `termcp` command; with it, drop `npx -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp` from every snippet above and use `termcp`. Wrapper: open-mcp-ai/Termcp-npm.
Go	`go install github.com/open-mcp-ai/termcp@latest` — `GOPROXY=https://goproxy.cn,direct` in mainland China; also usable as a module (`go get github.com/open-mcp-ai/termcp`).
Docker	`docker run -d --name termcp -p 18765:18765 -v termcp-data:/home/termcp -e TERMCP_AUTH_TOKEN=change-me-to-a-long-random-secret ghcr.io/open-mcp-ai/termcp:latest termcp --no-internal --host 0.0.0.0 --port 18765`
Binary	Prebuilt releases — `linux` / `darwin` / `windows` on `amd64` / `arm64`, one static file each.

The npm wrapper downloads the matching prebuilt binary (override with TERMCP_VERSION, TERMCP_MIRROR, TERMCP_BIN, TERMCP_SKIP_DOWNLOAD). Flags: docs/cli.md. Docker recipes, Compose and a token-free loopback setup: docs/deploy.md.

HTTP transport, when an instance is already answering somewhere (npx -y @open-mcp-ai/termcp):

"mcpServers": { "termcp": { "type": "http", "url": "http://localhost:18765/stream" } } }

Reachable from a client in Docker as http://host.docker.internal:18765/stream (macOS/Windows) or the host's LAN IP; from another container on the same network as http://termcp:18765/stream. Legacy SSE uses http://localhost:18765/sse — only /sse, JSON-RPC goes to /message by itself. With --auth-token, add a bearer header: "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer "}.

Docs


`docs/cli.md`	Every flag and subcommand, capability gates, authentication.
`docs/clients.md`	All four entrances end to end: MCP transports, the stdio bridge, authentication, REST examples, and the one-tool surface.
`docs/deploy.md`	Docker, multi-stage builds, Compose, pure-API build.
`docs/protocol.md`	`TERM/1` specification: wire format, status codes, headers, the 19 directives, the three gates.
`docs/capabilities.md`	The full capability surface and the security model.
`docs/api.md`	REST endpoints, WebSocket frames, locator resolution.
`docs/capabilities.md`	Full capability surface and the security model.
`docs/architecture.md`	Session kernel, entrances, storage.
`docs/design/`	Design records: Web UI, resource model, session storage, font stack, mobile terminal.
`CHANGELOG.md`	Release notes.

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License

Released under the MIT License. Thanks to friends in the linux.do community for the discussions, feedback, and support.

Termcp

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

Termcp: the final MCP | Terminus MCP

Install

0 · AI install

1 · One command per agent

2 · Config file

Docs

Benchmark

Functional security testing

Star History

License