Unterm MCP Server
The terminal AI agents can drive. Cross-platform terminal (macOS / Linux / Windows) built on Unterm's native next-core terminal engine, with one design bet: the terminal itself is controllable from the outside by any AI agent over MCP. Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Aider, your own scripts - they all get the same JSON-RPC surface (149 authenticated methods plus auth.login) to spawn shells, run commands…
People who work with agent tools, codex and gemini cli and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 13 · #780 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
NOASSERTION · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use
registry namespace io.github.zhitongblog is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
02 · What Unterm can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v0.71.8 · 2026-09-18
v0.71.7 · 2026-09-12
v0.71.6 · 2026-09-10
Changed · A right press pastes, always. It used to copy when something was · selected and paste only when nothing was - two useful things in one · motion, and defensible until you watch somebody use it. Selecting…
03 · Who maintains Unterm
Unterm is maintained by zhitongblog. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.
04 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/zhitongblog/unterm
- website
- https://unterm.app/
- category
- other - ranked #780 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-18)
- registry
- io.github.zhitongblog/unterm (active, first published 2026-06-11 · 5 versions)
05 · Unterm FAQ
What is Unterm?
The terminal AI agents can drive. Cross-platform terminal (macOS / Linux / Windows) built on Unterm's native next-core terminal engine, with one design bet: the terminal itself is controllable from the outside by any AI agent over MCP. Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Aider, your own scripts - they all get the same JSON-RPC surface (149 authenticated methods plus auth.login) to spawn shells, run commands…
Is Unterm still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
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