Shell Exec MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Shell Exec in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add shell-exec -- npx -y shell-exec-mcp

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shell-exec": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "shell-exec-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Execute bash commands with background job support.

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add shell-exec -- npx -y shell-exec-mcp

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