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Zsh Tool MCP Server

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Zsh Tool runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 109 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 15 Apr 2026.

Zsh for Claude Code. PTY mode lets Claude type passwords. NEVERHANG + A.L.A.N.

Installs per day peak 82 · avg 21 · -47% w/w
a month agotoday
109
Installs / week
pypi · zsh-tool-mcp
4
Stars
0 open issues
15 Apr 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Rust

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call zsh.pty → zsh-tool-rs/src/serve/mod.rs:438
    let child = std::process::Command::new(&exec_path)
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] zsh_tool/__init__.py:1, [пакет] zsh_tool/alan.py:1, [пакет] zsh_tool/config.py:1 и ещё 3
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add zsh-tool -- uvx zsh-tool-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zsh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "zsh-tool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.zsh-tool]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zsh-tool-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zsh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "zsh-tool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zsh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "zsh-tool-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: ALAN_DB_PATH (Path to A.L.A.N. SQLite database). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Zsh Tool — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Zsh Tool?
Zsh Tool runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package zsh-tool-mcp was installed 109 times last week.
How do I connect Zsh Tool?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls zsh-tool-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Zsh Tool?
The pypi package zsh-tool-mcp was installed 109 times in the last week. Week over week that is -47%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Zsh Tool open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Rust and 4 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.