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dynamic-shell-server
by codelion
sequentialthinking
by modelcontextprotocol
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Developer ToolsSecurityOps & Infra
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LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit15 mo agothis month

dynamic-shell-server · Summary

A Python MCP server for secure shell command execution with dynamic approval and audit logging.

sequentialthinking · Summary

Sequential Thinking MCP Server enables dynamic problem-solving through step-by-step reasoning.

dynamic-shell-server · Use cases

  • Securely executing shell commands through AI assistants while maintaining user control
  • Creating an audit trail for all system administration tasks performed via AI interfaces
  • Providing developers with a controlled way to execute build and deployment commands

sequentialthinking · Use cases

  • Planning complex system migrations with risk assessment
  • Debugging production issues requiring step-by-step analysis
  • Comparing architecture options with conditional branching

dynamic-shell-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone this repository:
git clone <repository-url>
cd dynamic-shell-server
  1. Create a virtual environment and activate it:
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate
  1. Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt

Claude Desktop Integration

  1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration:

- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

  1. Add the server configuration:
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "shell": {
            "command": "/absolute/path/to/.venv/bin/python",
            "args": ["/absolute/path/to/dynamic_shell_server.py"]
        }
    }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

sequentialthinking · Install

Installation

**Claude Desktop**: Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**VS Code**: Use one of the installation buttons or manually configure with:

{
  "servers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**Docker**:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequentialthinking": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "mcp/sequentialthinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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