Example prompts

These prompts emphasize explicit workspaces, inspection before editing, and verification after changes. Adapt paths and commands to your project.

Inspect a repository

Use local-shell-mcp in /workspace/project. Inspect the repository tree, instruction files, and Git status. Summarize the main entry points and do not change files yet.

Make a focused change

Use local-shell-mcp in /workspace/project. Create a new branch, inspect the relevant code and tests, make the smallest requested change, run focused validation, show the final diff, and report anything not verified.

Enroll a remote worker

Use local-shell-mcp to create a one-time remote worker invite named gpu1 with workdir /home/me/project. Show me the command to run on that machine, then wait for me to confirm enrollment before checking its status.

Inspect a remote machine

Use local-shell-mcp on remote machine gpu1 in /home/me/project. Inspect the repository and environment, run git status, and report what is available before editing.

Run a remote test

Use local-shell-mcp on gpu1. Find the relevant test for the requested change, run it as a bounded or background job as appropriate, and summarize the result and log location.

Copy an artifact

Use local-shell-mcp to copy results/report.json from the gpu1 session into reports/latest.json in my local project, then verify the destination.

Inspect a generated image

Use local-shell-mcp in the project. Run the command that generates the plot, open the resulting image, describe any visual anomaly, and relate it to the generating code.

See Common workflows for the underlying workflow and Tool reference for exact contracts.