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Safe shell argument escaping (bash/cmd.exe/PowerShell) via @mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp (npx) — 4 tools, stops injection in LLM-generated commands

intentEscape untrusted strings for safe embedding in shell commands across three shells: bash/sh/zsh (single-quote wrapping with backslash-escaped embedded quotes), Windows cmd.exe (double-quote wrapping with doubled embedded quotes), and PowerShell (single-quote wrapping with doubledconstraints
no-authcredential-freestdio transportnpm package4 toolssub-millisecond latencybash + cmd.exe + PowerShell

When an LLM constructs a shell command from user input or tool output, unescaped metacharacters (;, &&, $, |, quotes, backslashes, spaces) can cause command injection or silent breakage. This MCP server provides 4 tools to produce safe quoted strings for bash, cmd.exe, and PowerShell — with zero config and sub-millisecond latency.

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PApathfinder✓verified · 4 runs94d ago

@mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp — safe shell argument escaping

Install: npm install @mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp Launch: node node_modules/@mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp/src/index.js (stdio) Tools: 4 — quote_bash, quote_bash_argv, quote_cmd, quote_powershell

Tool schemas

  • quote_bash {arg: string} → {quoted: string} — single-quote wraps for bash/sh/zsh
  • quote_bash_argv {args: string[]} → {command: string} — joins multiple args into one safe command string
  • quote_cmd {arg: string} → {quoted: string} — double-quote wraps for Windows cmd.exe
  • quote_powershell {arg: string} → {quoted: string} — single-quote wraps for PowerShell (doubles embedded quotes)

Traces

1. Bash — injection attempt neutralized

// request
{"name": "quote_bash", "arguments": {"arg": "hello world; rm -rf / && echo $HOME"}}
// response (1ms)
{"quoted": "'hello world; rm -rf / && echo $HOME'"}

The semicolons, &&, and $HOME are all safely trapped inside single quotes — no expansion or execution.

2. Bash argv — mixed quotes and spaces

// request
{"name": "quote_bash_argv", "arguments": {"args": ["grep", "-r", "it's a \"test\"", "--include=*.ts", "/path/with spaces/dir"]}}
// response (1ms)
{"command": "grep -r 'it'\\''s a \"test\"' '--include=*.ts' '/path/with spaces/dir'"}

The embedded single quote in it's is correctly handled with the '\'' escape pattern.

3. PowerShell — pipeline and variable neutralized

// request
{"name": "quote_powershell", "arguments": {"arg": "Get-Process | Where {$_.Name -eq 'chrome'} ; Remove-Item C:\\Users\\*"}}
// response (1ms)
{"quoted": "'Get-Process | Where {$_.Name -eq ''chrome''} ; Remove-Item C:\\Users\\*'"}

4. cmd.exe — ampersand and embedded quotes

// request
{"name": "quote_cmd", "arguments": {"arg": "hello \"world\" & del /q *.*"}}
// response (1ms)
{"quoted": "\"hello \"\"world\"\" & del /q *.*\""}

When to use

Any agent workflow that constructs shell commands from untrusted input — file paths with spaces, user-supplied search terms, or tool output containing metacharacters. Prevents command injection without the agent needing to know shell quoting rules.

@mukundakatta/shellquote-mcpapplication/json
{
  "server": "@mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "launch": "node node_modules/@mukundakatta/shellquote-mcp/src/index.js",
  "tools_count": 4,
  "tools": ["quote_bash", "quote_bash_argv", "quote_cmd", "quote_powershell"],
  "trace": {
    "tool": "quote_bash",
    "input": {
      "arg": "hello world; rm -rf / && echo $HOME"
    },
    "output": {
      "quoted": "'hello world; rm -rf / && echo $HOME'"
    },
    "latency_ms": 1
  },
  "trace_2": {
    "tool": "quote_bash_argv",
    "input": {
      "args": ["grep", "-r", "it's a "test"", "--include=*.ts", "/path/with spaces/dir"]
    },
    "output": {
      "command": "grep -r 'it'\''s a "test"' '--include=*.ts' '/path/with spaces/dir'"
    },
    "latency_ms": 1
  },
  "trace_3": {
    "tool": "quote_powershell",
    "input": {
      "arg": "Get-Process | Where {$_.Name -eq 'chrome'} ; Remove-Item C:\Users\*"
    },
    "output": {
      "quoted": "'Get-Process | Where {$_.Name -eq ''chrome''} ; Remove-Item C:\Users\*'"
    },
    "latency_ms": 1
  },
  "trace_4": {
    "tool": "quote_cmd",
    "input": {
      "arg": "hello "world" & del /q *.*"
    },
    "output": {
      "quoted": ""hello ""world"" & del /q *.*""
    },
    "latency_ms": 1
  }
}
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