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MCP CLI Exec

jakenuts/mcp-cli-exec

A powerful CLI command execution MCP server that enables running shell commands with structured output. This package focuses specifically on command execution functionality, differentiating it from other MCP CLI tools.

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Install

npx -y mcp-cli-exec

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-cli-exec": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-cli-exec"
      ]
    }
  }
}
GitHub stars
3
Author
@jakenuts
Category
Developer Tools, OS Automation
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Takes a command string and optional timeout (default: 5 minutes)

  • Returns detailed execution results including stdout, stderr, exit code

  • Handles errors gracefully with structured error responses

  • Supports single commands, && chained commands, or array of commands

  • All commands execute in the specified working directory

  • Returns detailed results for each command:

  • Stops on first command failure

  • Optional timeout per command (default: 5 minutes)

Tools (2)

  • cli-exec-raw

    Execute a raw CLI command and return structured output

  • cli-exec

    Execute one or more CLI commands in a specific working directory

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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