Terminal

15 tools. 12 can modify or destroy data without limits.

12 write tools that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

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12 can modify or destroy data
3 read-only
15 tools total
Read (3) Write / Execute (12) Destructive / Financial (0)

Write operations (terminal_resize, terminal_send_key, terminal_write) modify state. Without rate limits, an agent can make hundreds of changes in seconds — faster than any human can review or revert.

Execute tools (terminal_diff, terminal_exec, terminal_retry) trigger processes with side effects. Builds, notifications, workflows — all fired without throttling.

One command. Full control.

Intercept sits between your agent and Terminal. Every tool call checked against your policy before it executes — so your agent can do its job without breaking things.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept scan -- npx -y @pungggi/smart-terminal
Scans every tool. Generates a policy. Starts enforcing.
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Rate limit write operations
terminal_resize:
  rules:
    - rate_limit: 30/hour

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations
terminal_get_history:
  rules:
    - rate_limit: 60/minute

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Terminal? +

The Terminal server has 4 write tools including terminal_resize, terminal_send_key, terminal_write. Set rate limits in your policy file -- for example, rate_limit: 10/hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. Intercept enforces this at the transport layer.

How many tools does the Terminal MCP server expose? +

15 tools across 3 categories: Execute, Read, Write. 3 are read-only. 12 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I add Intercept to my Terminal setup? +

One line change. Instead of running the Terminal server directly, prefix it with Intercept: intercept -c pungggi-smart-terminal.yaml -- npx -y @pungggi/smart-terminal. Download a pre-built policy from policylayer.com/policies/pungggi-smart-terminal and adjust the limits to match your use case.

Other MCP servers with similar tools.

Starter policies available for each. Same risk classification, same one-command setup.

policylayer/intercept

Control every MCP tool call
your agent makes.

Set budgets, approvals, and hard limits across MCP servers.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept init
Protect your agent in 30 seconds. Scans your MCP config and generates enforcement policies for every server.
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