bash-command-mcp
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Sophisticated bash command MCP server that runs and manages shell execution.
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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
OTEL_ENABLED OTEL_SERVICE_NAME OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIRClaude Code
claude mcp add --env OTEL_ENABLED= --env OTEL_SERVICE_NAME= --env OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION= --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT= --env OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS= --env BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIR= bash-command-mcp -- npx bash-command-mcp
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VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"bash-command-mcp","command":"npx","args":["bash-command-mcp"],"env":{"OTEL_ENABLED":"","OTEL_SERVICE_NAME":"","OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION":"","OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT":"","OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS":"","BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIR":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"bash-command-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"bash-command-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OTEL_ENABLED": "",
"OTEL_SERVICE_NAME": "",
"OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION": "",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "",
"OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS": "",
"BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.