What is terse?
terse is a MCP server by inth3shadows that transparent proxy that sits in front of any other MCP server and shrinks its tool output before it reaches the model. Lossless by default — a denser encoding of the same bytes, with a. It is listed under Other and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | inth3shadows |
| Repository | inth3shadows/terse |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,091 of 4,418 MCP servers; #469 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is terse safe to install?
terse scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 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 |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install terse?
- 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/inth3shadows/terse
- 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 terse -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http terse <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 terse for you:
Add the "terse" MCP server from https://github.com/inth3shadows/terse 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.