Local Commander runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 110 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 Oct 2026.
Files, Git, allowlisted dev commands, processes and localhost inside folders you choose.
What the code does
We read the source, 2 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
try { const file = path.join(dir, command); accessSync(file, constants.X_OK); return statSync(file).isFile(); } catch { return false; }
const child = spawn(command, args, {
!/(?:^|\/)(?:\.env(?:\.[^/]*)?|credentials[^/]*|\.npmrc|agent-identities\.json)(?:\/|$)/i.test(normalized);
try { return await readdir(current, { withFileTypes: true }); }
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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.
claude mcp add local-commander-mcp-agent -e 'LCMCP_ROOTS=<LCMCP_ROOTS>' -- npx -y local-commander-mcp-agent{
"mcpServers": {
"local-commander-mcp-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"local-commander-mcp-agent"
],
"env": {
"LCMCP_ROOTS": "<LCMCP_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.local-commander-mcp-agent]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "local-commander-mcp-agent"]
env = { LCMCP_ROOTS = "<LCMCP_ROOTS>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"local-commander-mcp-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"local-commander-mcp-agent"
],
"env": {
"LCMCP_ROOTS": "<LCMCP_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"local-commander-mcp-agent": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"local-commander-mcp-agent"
],
"env": {
"LCMCP_ROOTS": "<LCMCP_ROOTS>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<LCMCP_ROOTS> (Folders the server may access, separated by ; on Windows and : elsewhere).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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