RTFM runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 107 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 30 Oct 2026.
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We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
subprocess.run(["tail", "-f", str(log_path)])
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.
abs_path = os.path.join(root, filepath)
proc = subprocess.run(
__import__(mod)
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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.
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 rtfm -- uvx rtfm-ai
{
"mcpServers": {
"rtfm": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rtfm-ai"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.rtfm]
command = "uvx"
args = ["rtfm-ai"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"rtfm": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rtfm-ai"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"rtfm": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"rtfm-ai"
]
}
}
}
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