What is learn-shell?
learn-shell is a MCP server by sf-shenfeng that self-hosted teaching OS for agents: courses, lessons, FSRS flashcards, graded exercises, real-time teaching sessions and teaching memory. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | sf-shenfeng |
| Repository | sf-shenfeng/learn-shell |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,564 of 4,418 MCP servers; #275 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-07 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is learn-shell safe to install?
learn-shell scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install learn-shell?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/sf-shenfeng/learn-shell
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add learn-shell -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http learn-shell <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs learn-shell for you:
Add the "learn-shell" MCP server from https://github.com/sf-shenfeng/learn-shell to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.