bash-mcp MCP Server

What the code does

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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.

export function exec(
  command: string,

const TRACKING_RE = /^(INSERT INTO|UPDATE)\s+DATABASECHANGELOG\b/i;

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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.

claude mcp add bash-mcp -- npx -y @nickw8/bash-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nickw8/bash-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.bash-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@nickw8/bash-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nickw8/bash-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "bash-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nickw8/bash-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: BASH_MCP_MODE (Write gate for run/batch: readOnly (default), confirmWrites, off), BASH_MCP_PROFILE (Tool set to register: core, development, infrastructure, all (default)), BASH_MCP_RESPONSE_MODE (Response budget: auto (default), summary, compact, full).