cli-mcp-server

Source: GitHub - MladenSU/cli-mcp-server

A secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for executing controlled command-line operations, with comprehensive security features for CLI environments.

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Features

• Secure Command Execution: Executes commands with strict validation.
• Command and Flag Whitelisting: Supports configurable whitelists for commands and flags, with an 'all' option to allow any.
• Path Traversal Prevention: Validates and normalizes paths to prevent unauthorized access.
• Shell Operator Protection: Blocks shell operators (e.g., &&, |, >, >>).
• Execution Timeouts and Length Limits: Enforces maximum command string length and execution timeouts.
• Detailed Error Reporting: Provides comprehensive error messages for security violations and failures.
• Async Operation Support: Supports asynchronous command execution.
• Working Directory Restriction: Restricts execution to a specified directory, including symlink validation.
• Environment-based Configuration:
  • ALLOWED_DIR: Required base directory for execution.
  • ALLOWED_COMMANDS: Comma-separated allowed commands or 'all'.
  • ALLOWED_FLAGS: Comma-separated allowed flags or 'all'.
  • MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH: Maximum command length (default 1024).
  • COMMAND_TIMEOUT: Timeout in seconds (default 30).
• Available Tools:
  • run_command: Executes whitelisted commands within allowed directories.
  • show_security_rules: Displays current security settings and restrictions.
• Error Handling:
  • Detailed errors for security violations, timeouts, invalid formats, path issues, and execution failures.
• Development Features:
  • Python 3.10+ support.
  • Easy build and publish commands.
  • Integrated debugging with MCP Inspector.
• MIT License

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Pricing

• No pricing information provided. The project is open-source and available under the MIT license.

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Tags

mcp cli code-execution security