Add SHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLED environment variable to disable shell command timeout#28
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- Add getTimeoutDisabled() function to check for SHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLED env var - When SHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLED=true, bypass timeout completely using context.Background() - Maintain backward compatibility with existing SHELL_TIMEOUT functionality - Update documentation in README.md to include new environment variable - Update shell/Dockerfile with SHELL_TIMEOUT default and SHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLED documentation This allows users to disable the 30-second timeout entirely when needed for long-running scripts.
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Summary
This PR adds support for the
SHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLEDenvironment variable to completely disable the timeout on shell command execution in the shell MCP server.Changes
getTimeoutDisabled()function inshell/main.gothat checks forSHELL_TIMEOUT_DISABLED=truecontext.Background()instead ofcontext.WithTimeout()SHELL_TIMEOUTfunctionalityREADME.mdwith documentation for the new environment variableshell/Dockerfilewith defaultSHELL_TIMEOUTvalue and documentationUsage
To disable timeout completely:
Testing