i4z-terminal-mcp 0.5.3

MCP server for persistent interactive terminal orchestration

i4z-terminal-mcp

MCP server that enables AI agents to manage multiple persistent terminal sessions concurrently.

Features

• Persistent PTY-backed bash shells
• 9 MCP tools for full terminal lifecycle management
• Concurrent terminals with isolated async background readers
• Incremental cursor-based output reads
• Pattern-based output waiting
• Signal support (SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGKILL)
• Web UI — view terminals live at http://127.0.0.1:9020, create/delete sessions, search output, browse dead sessions, filter history, and switch theme

Install

uv tool install i4z-terminal-mcp
# or
pip install i4z-terminal-mcp
# or from source
uv pip install -e .

Usage

With OpenCode, add to opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "terminal": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["uvx", "i4z-terminal-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Or directly:

i4z-terminal-mcp

Tools

Tool	Description
create_terminal	Spawn a persistent bash shell
list_terminals	List all active sessions
terminal_status	Get PID, CWD, alive, timestamps
send_input	Write text/commands to stdin (newline optional)
read_output	Incremental read via cursor
send_signal	Send SIGINT/SIGTERM/SIGKILL
kill_terminal	Destroy session and free resources
wait_for_output	Block until pattern appears
search_output	Search output history buffer

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Linux or macOS (pexpect PTY support)