Unterm runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.
The terminal AI agents can drive: spawn panes, run commands, read screens, scrolling screenshots.
What the code does
We read the source, 18 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
if ( IsDebuggerPresent() )
subprocess.check_call(cmds)
while (curr + drop < max) {
left -= count[curr + drop];
dictionary.add(agl_glyphs[g], eval("0x" + agl_values[g]))
abs_path = os.path.join(base_srcdir, s)
if let Ok(rc) = std::fs::read_to_string(home.join(".npmrc")) {
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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.
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Unterm — questions
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