iterm2-py-mcp-server
MCP server for iTerm2 on macOS, written in pure Python. Lets Claude (Desktop, primarily) read what's on your terminal screens and scrollback, search inside long log dumps, and — optionally, behind a feature flag — drive iTerm2 sessions by sending text or control keys.
Status: v0.1.0, stages 0–4 complete; 8 readonly tools always available, 4 write tools behind
ITERM_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=1. See docs/PLAN.md for full status and docs/TOOLS.md for the tool reference.
Why
When you're SSH'd into a remote box and tail something long — logs, a process tree, a journalctl dump — pasting it into Claude is tedious and lossy. This MCP server gives Claude a direct, read-only window into the terminal you're already looking at, so you can just ask questions about it.
Quick start
# Install from source into the current Python environment
pip install -e .
# Or run without installing (once published)
uvx iterm2-py-mcp
Then add to your ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"iterm2": {
"command": "iterm2-py-mcp"
}
}
}
Full setup walk-through (enabling the iTerm2 Python API, granting access,
verifying with iterm_status) lives in docs/INSTALL.md.
Documentation
| Doc | What's in it |
|---|---|
| docs/README.md | Documentation index |
| docs/PLAN.md | Roadmap, stages, what's done / TODO |
| docs/INSTALL.md | Install, build, configure Claude Desktop |
| docs/ARCHITECTURE.md | How it's wired internally |
| docs/TOOLS.md | Reference for every MCP tool |
| docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md | Common errors and fixes |
| docs/IDEAS.md | Backlog of possible future features |
License
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPLv3).
1 maintainer
Metadata
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