The latest articles on DEV Community by sunu15712 (@sunu15712). https://dev.to/sunu15712 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4059793%2F31146ea6-35e8-4d27-92cd-fb1da93a1bdc.png https://dev.to/sunu15712 en sunu15712 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:37:02 +0000 https://dev.to/sunu15712/suddo-sudo-password-prompts-without-leaving-your-ai-agents-chat-2dgg https://dev.to/sunu15712/suddo-sudo-password-prompts-without-leaving-your-ai-agents-chat-2dgg <p># suddo (superuser don't do)</p> <p>Sometimes AI needs to run commands with sudo (installing a package,</p> <p>reading a file in /etc, etc). But most MCP clients don't support</p> <p>creating a PTY, so you end up having to open a separate terminal</p> <p>just to type your password:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight console"><code><span class="gp"> claude code $</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">sudo cat</span> /etc/hosts <span class="go"> AI: blabla password: </span><span class="gp"> &gt;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">!</span> <span class="nb">sudo cat</span> /etc/hosts <span class="go"> AI: please open a new terminal. </span></code></pre> </div> <p>Annoying.</p> <p>With suddo:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>AI calls the tool `execute_command` The server asks you, rejects, or allows it based on your rules </code></pre> </div> <p>If allowed:</p> <ol> <li><p>If you don't have a valid sudo timestamp, it asks for your password</p></li> <li><p>The command runs safely</p></li> </ol> <p>More detail and usage: <code>https://github.com/sunu15712/suddo</code></p> ai programming typescript opensource