Pty MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents interactive terminal sessions - local shells, SSH, serial ports, and persistent remote sessions that survive disconnects.

People who need these tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-17 · ★ 16 · #679 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pty MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set PTY_MCP_AUDIT_TOKEN before connecting.

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/releases/download/v0.2.3/pty-mcp-darwin-arm64 .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.raychao-oao is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Pty MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.11.8 · 2026-08-17

v0.11.7 · 2026-08-13

v0.11.6 · 2026-08-11

04 · Who maintains Pty MCP

pty-mcp is maintained by raychao-oao. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp
category
other - ranked #679 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-17)
registry
io.github.raychao-oao/pty-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-24)
packages
mcpb:https://github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/releases/download/v0.2.3/pty-mcp-darwin-arm64 · mcpb:https://github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/releases/download/v0.2.3/pty-mcp-darwin-amd64 · mcpb:https://github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/releases/download/v0.2.3/pty-mcp-linux-amd64 · mcpb:https://github.com/raychao-oao/pty-mcp/releases/download/v0.2.3/pty-mcp-linux-arm64

06 · Pty MCP FAQ

What is Pty MCP?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents interactive terminal sessions - local shells, SSH, serial ports, and persistent remote sessions that survive disconnects.

Is Pty MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-17 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

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