Gentle Shell MCP Server
by Gentleman-ProgrammingGentle Shell is a Pi-native workspace for AI-assisted development, bringing parallel coding agents, live tasks, Git diffs, persistent memory, and permission controls into one terminal interface. Powered by Gentle AI and Organic Driven Development (ODD).
Gentle Shell is an open-source mcp server by Gentleman-Programming, written mainly in TypeScript, with 1,516 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 31, 2026. The latest npm release is gentle-pi 4.8.0, published Nov 14, 2026, with 13,562 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit fd1d4a0. Seen able to read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What Gentle Shell can touch
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Run shell commandsLikely, from its own description
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit fd1d4a0, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Gentle Shell
AgenticMart scanned Gentle Shell on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to use a code-hosting token (GitHub/GitLab).
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to read or change your workspace data (docs, tickets, CRM).
Before you install
- Use a fine-grained token limited to the repos it needs.
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by Gentleman-Programming on GitHub, 1,516 stars and 246 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 31, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Gentle Shell is an open-source mcp server by Gentleman-Programming, written mainly in TypeScript. Gentle Shell is a Pi-native workspace for AI-assisted development, bringing parallel coding agents, live tasks, Git diffs, persistent memory, and permission controls into one terminal interface. Powered by Gentle AI and Organic Driven Development (ODD).
At a glance
- Stars
- 1.5k
- Forks
- 246
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- May 2026
- Last update
- Oct 31, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Gentle Shell
What is Gentle Shell?
Gentle Shell is a Pi-native workspace for AI-assisted development, bringing parallel coding agents, live tasks, Git diffs, persistent memory, and permission controls into one terminal interface. Powered by Gentle AI and Organic Driven Development (ODD).
Who maintains Gentle Shell?
Gentle Shell is maintained by Gentleman-Programming on GitHub (Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Gentle Shell safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Gentle Shell on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Gentle Shell use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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