# Mcp Powershell Exec

> MCP Server for executing PowerShell scripts

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-dfinke-mcp-powershell-exec`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [dfinke](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/dfinke)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Integrations](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/integrations)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [dfinke](https://github.com/dfinke)
- **Source:** https://github.com/dfinke/mcp-powershell-exec

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-dfinke-mcp-powershell-exec
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# MCP PowerShell Exec Server

## Overview
MCP PowerShell Exec Server is a lightweight server that accepts PowerShell scripts as strings, executes them, and returns the output. Enabling AI assistants to understand and work with PowerShell.

## Features
- Accepts PowerShell scripts via string input
- Executes scripts securely in an MCP Server environment
- Returns execution results in real-time

## Installation
Clone the repository and set up the server:

```powershell
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-powershell-exec.git
cd mcp-powershell-exec
```
## In Action

Watch the video to see MCP PowerShell Exec Server in action:

## Usage

### Integration with GitHub Copilot in VSCode Insiders

To use this MCP server with GitHub Copilot in VSCode Insiders, follow these steps:

1. **Install VSCode Insiders**
   - Download and install the latest version of [VSCode Insiders](https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/)

1. **Install GitHub Copilot Extension**
   - Open VSCode Insiders
   - Go to the Extensions marketplace
   - Search for and install "GitHub Copilot"

3. **Configure MCP Server**
   - Open .vscode/mcp.json
   ```json
   {
    "servers": {
        "powershell-integration": {
            "command": "py", // Python executable
            "args": [
               "drive:/yourpath/server.py"
            ],
            "env": {}
        }
    }
   }
   ```
   Replace the path with the actual path to your `server.py` file.
   

1. **Enable Agent Mode**
   - Open Copilot chat in VSCode Insiders
   - Click on "Copilot Edits"
   - Choose "Agent mode"
   - Click the refresh button in the chat input to load the available tools

## System Requirements

- **Python**: Version 3.10 or higher (required for optimal performance)
- **PowerShell**: Version 5.1 

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## Support

For issues and questions:
- Create an issue in this GitHub repository

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [dfinke](https://github.com/dfinke)
- **Source:** [dfinke/mcp-powershell-exec](https://github.com/dfinke/mcp-powershell-exec)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-dfinke-mcp-powershell-exec
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/dfinke
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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