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@pungggi pungggi commented Mar 6, 2026

Summary

  • add smart-terminal-mcp to the README's Real-world Uses list

Why

smart-terminal-mcp is an MCP server that gives AI agents real interactive terminal access via pseudo-terminals.

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pungggi commented Mar 6, 2026

The smart-terminal-mcp project requires node-pty to create interactive pseudo-terminal sessions. Standard command execution methods only run a single, isolated command and then stop.

Some projects or tasks need a continuous connection.
It uses sessions supported by node-pty to allow two-way text communication and to keep programs running interactively.

Reason for inclusion
I believe this project is a good fit for the README list because node-pty provides the primary functionality for the application; it is not an optional or minor dependency.

Specifically, the project uses node-pty to enable:

  • Interactive terminal sessions that stay open.
  • Continuous delivery of terminal text output.
  • Two-way data transfer (input and output) with the terminal.
  • The standard terminal functions that AI agents require to operate command-line tools.

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