tool MCPlatest

`run_shell_command`

run_shell_command( command: string, force?: boolean, maxLines?: integer, paneId: string, timeoutMs?: integer, )

tool [source]¶

Run a shell command in a pane with your user’s permissions. Run one command in a singular trusted POSIX shell and return bounded output.

MCP request method: tools/call Send run_shell_command as the tool name, with the arguments below.

Arguments#

command (string) #

Caller-controlled command.
force? (boolean) #

Caller-controlled force.
maxLines? (integer) #

Caller-controlled maxLines.

minimum
1
maximum
2000
paneId (string) #

Caller-controlled paneId.
timeoutMs? (integer) #

Caller-controlled timeoutMs.

minimum
100
maximum
600000

No other arguments are accepted.

Result#

Returns object

droppedLines (integer) #
effectiveTimeout (number) #
exitStatus (integer | null) #
linesMissed (boolean) #
output (Array<string>) #
pane (string) #
paneRef (string) #
seconds (number) #
timedOut (boolean) #

No other properties are accepted.

Annotations#

destructiveHint: true
idempotentHint: false
openWorldHint: true
readOnlyHint: false
title: "Run shell command"

Protocol data#

Use the complete advertised contract for validation and client integration.

Input schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "command": {
      "description": "Caller-controlled command.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "force": {
      "description": "Caller-controlled force.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "maxLines": {
      "description": "Caller-controlled maxLines.",
      "maximum": 2000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "paneId": {
      "description": "Caller-controlled paneId.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "timeoutMs": {
      "description": "Caller-controlled timeoutMs.",
      "maximum": 600000,
      "minimum": 100,
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "command",
    "paneId"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Output schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "droppedLines": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "effectiveTimeout": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "exitStatus": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "linesMissed": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "output": {
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "pane": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "paneRef": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "seconds": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "timedOut": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "droppedLines",
    "effectiveTimeout",
    "exitStatus",
    "linesMissed",
    "output",
    "pane",
    "paneRef",
    "seconds",
    "timedOut"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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`run_shell_command`

Arguments#

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