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Clone this repository\n2. Install the package:\n\n```bash\npip install -e .\n# or\nuv install -e .\n```\n\n3. Install the server in Claude Desktop:\n\n```bash\nmcp install unix_manual_server.py\n# uv\nuv run mcp install unix_manual_server.py\n```\n\n## Usage\n\nOnce installed, you can use the server's tools directly in Claude:\n\n### Get command documentation\n\n```\nI need help with the grep command. Can you show me the documentation?\n```\n\n### List common commands\n\n```\nWhat Unix commands are available on my system?\n```\n\n### Check if a command exists\n\n```\nIs the awk command available on my system?\n```\n\n## Development\n\nTo test the server locally without installing it in Claude:\n\n```bash\nmcp dev unix_manual_server.py\n```\n\n## Security\n\nThe server takes precautions to prevent command injection by:\n- Validating command names against a regex pattern\n- Executing commands directly without using shell\n- Setting timeouts on all command executions\n- Only checking for documentation, never executing arbitrary commands\n\n## Logging\n\nLogs are saved to `unix-manual-server.log` in the same directory as the script, useful for debugging.\n\n- use `@modelcontextprotocol/inspector` with `npx` under the hood.\n\n```zsh\nuv run mcp dev unix_manual_server.py\n```\n\n```\nnpx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run unix_manual_server.py\n```\n\n## License\n\nMIT\n\n---\n\n*Created with the MCP Python SDK. For more information about MCP, visit [modelcontextprotocol.io](https://modelcontextprotocol.io).*\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftizee%2Fmcp-unix-manual","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftizee%2Fmcp-unix-manual","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftizee%2Fmcp-unix-manual/lists"}