raychao-oao/pty-mcp

Overview

MCP server for interactive terminal sessions. It supports local shells, SSH, serial ports, and persistent remote sessions. Written in Go, it exposes terminal access through the Model Context Protocol.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need to add interactive terminal access to MCP-based workflows and tools

Use cases

• Running interactive shell commands from MCP-capable tools
• Managing remote SSH sessions programmatically
• Accessing serial port terminals via an MCP interface

How to use

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/main/install.sh | sh

Tools exposed

• create_local_session
• create_ssh_session
• create_serial_session
• send_input
• read_output
• send_control
• send_secret
• list_sessions
• close_session
• detach_session
• resize_session
• list_remote_sessions

Tested with

Claude Code

Notes

MCP server for interactive terminal sessions. It supports local shells, SSH, serial ports, and persistent remote sessions. Written in Go, it exposes terminal access through the Model Context Protocol.

8 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-22. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Running interactive shell commands from MCP-capable tools
• Managing remote SSH sessions programmatically
• Accessing serial port terminals via an MCP interface

Pros

• Supports multiple terminal backends (local, SSH, serial, remote persistent)
• Enables persistent remote sessions across reconnects
• Leverages MCP protocol for standard tool integration

Cons

• Low GitHub star count may indicate limited community support
• Requires an MCP-compatible client to function
• No built-in authentication or session isolation mentioned in description

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