How do I install iterm-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/ferrislucas/iterm-mcp

Is iterm-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 570 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-09-20.

What licence does iterm-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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iterm-mcp

iterm-mcp is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 570 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Serves as a Model Context Protocol server, executing commands in the current iTerm session for REPL and CLI assistance.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. iterm-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read iterm-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

570

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A Model Context Protocol server that executes commands in the current iTerm session - useful for REPL and CLI assistance

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What iterm-mcp can do

3 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

write_to_terminal: Writes to the active iTerm terminal, often used to run a command. Returns the number of lines of output produced by the command.
read_terminal_output: Reads the requested number of lines from the active iTerm terminal.
send_control_character: Sends a control character to the active iTerm terminal.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

iterm-mcp compared with similar servers

iterm-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
iterm-mcp (this page)	—	None listed	570	2025-09-20	MIT
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with iterm-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about iterm-mcp

What does iterm-mcp do?: Serves as a Model Context Protocol server, executing commands in the current iTerm session for REPL and CLI assistance.
How do I install iterm-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/ferrislucas/iterm-mcp
Is iterm-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 570 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-09-20.
What licence does iterm-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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