# CTRLRun Operator

Review CTRLRun requests waiting for a human decision, then approve or reject them from an MCP client.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 27
- Author: CTRLRun
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/CTRLRun/ctrlrun
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/ctrlrun-operator

## What it does

CTRLRun Operator brings CTRLRun’s pending approval workflow into an MCP client. It lets you list held requests, inspect one, and decide whether to grant or deny it. This is useful when an agent must pause for a person before a sensitive action proceeds.

In Claude Code, launch the server with `uvx ctrlrun` through the MCP registration command. The server exposes CTRLRun approvals; it does not replace CTRLRun’s rules or request handling. That distinction matters: this MCP server is the interface for responding to pending decisions.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add ctrlrun-mcp-operator -- uvx ctrlrun
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from ctrlrun <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add ctrlrun-operator -- uvx ctrlrun
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from ctrlrun <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ctrlrun-operator": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "ctrlrun"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from ctrlrun <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "ctrlrun-operator": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "ctrlrun"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from ctrlrun <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add ctrlrun-operator uvx ctrlrun
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from ctrlrun <command>

## When to use it
- find CTRLRun actions awaiting a human decision
- inspect a pending request before responding
- grant an action that is waiting for approval
- deny an agent’s pending request

## Example prompts
- List CTRLRun requests waiting for a human decision.
- Inspect the pending request and explain what action needs approval.
- Reject this CTRLRun request.

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