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Best MCP servers for SSH

We found 93 MCP servers for SSH in the catalog; these are the 15 that rank highest. The order comes from our rank, which weighs adoption, freshness, documentation and publisher identity. Nobody can pay for a place on this list. Hex SSH, SSH — policy-gated remote access and MCP SSH Manager lead it. Servonaut is published by the company that makes it. SSH — policy-gated remote access has the most GitHub stars here (820). 15 of the 15 had activity in the last 30 days. Remote servers need no local install; local ones run on your machine and can reach local files. Each entry lists why it made the list and links to its install page.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade

Top 15 of 93

  1. 1
    Hex SSH

    levnikolaevich

    Token-efficient SSH MCP with hash-verified files and persistent tmux sessions.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 583↓ 49/wkLast active Oct 18, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  2. 2
    SSH — policy-gated remote access

    tufantunc

    Policy-gated, audited SSH for Linux and Windows hosts: roles, approvals, and an audit log.

    • Most GitHub stars here (820)
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 820Last active Oct 26, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  3. 3
    MCP SSH Manager

    bvisible

    SSH server management for agents, with per-server read-only and allowlist security modes

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 518Last active Oct 25, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  4. 4
    Mikrotik MCP

    wiresage

    MCP server for MikroTik routers: firewall, NAT, routing, DHCP, DNS, WireGuard and more via SSH.

    • Most weekly downloads here (2.3K)
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 305↓ 2.3K/wkLast active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  5. 5
    Servonaut

    servonaut.devOfficial

    Manage AWS, Hetzner, OVH and SSH servers: status, logs, CloudWatch, IP bans, safe command exec.

    • Published by the vendor
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 30↓ 532/wkLast active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  6. 6
    pty-mcp

    raychao-oao

    Interactive PTY sessions over MCP: local shells, SSH, serial ports, and persistent remote sessions.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 20Last active Oct 22, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  7. 7
    agent-tool

    knewstimek

    Encoding-aware, indentation-smart file tools for AI coding agents with SSH, SFTP, and 20+ tools.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 24Last active Oct 12, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  8. 8
    Termcp

    open-mcp-ai

    An MCP server that lets AI agents act like a human at a real terminal, local or over SSH.

    • Remote server, no local install
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 57Last active Oct 24, 2026Remote (HTTP)

  9. 9
    Infrabroker

    luisgf

    SSH & Kubernetes access broker for AI agents; the model never touches a credential.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (GPL-3.0)

    ★ 13Last active Oct 21, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  10. 10
    Cygnus SSH MCP

    cygnussystems

    SSH-based MCP control of remote Linux, macOS, and Windows servers -- 46 purpose-built tools.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (GPL-3.0)

    ★ 8↓ 101/wkLast active Sep 29, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  11. 11
    SSH MCP Server

    YawLabs

    MCP server for SSH operations with built-in diagnostics

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 6Last active Oct 15, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  12. 12
    SSH LICCO MCP Server

    Echoqili

    SSH Model Context Protocol Server - Enable SSH functionality for AI models

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 4↓ 52/wkLast active Oct 11, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  13. 13
    ssh-mcp-pro

    oaslananka

    Secure MCP SSH automation server with policy controls, resources, prompts, stdio, and HTTP.

    • Runs locally or as a remote server
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 2Last active Oct 20, 2026Local (stdio), Remote (HTTP)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  14. 14
    Iterminal

    iTophua

    MCP Server for iTerminal SSH Connection Manager - Control SSH servers through Claude.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 4Last active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  15. 15
    VPS Guardian

    murzirius

    Secure SSH bridge for AI agents to observe and safely administer Linux VPSs.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ↓ 236/wkLast active Oct 13, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

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