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Best MCP servers for terminal and shell

We found 111 MCP servers for terminal and shell 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. Computer, Hex SSH and Remote Desktop Commander lead it. Desktop Commander has the most GitHub stars here (10,106). 14 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 111

  1. 1
    Computer

    pollinations

    A private persistent computer: files and a bash shell that survive between runs.

    • 5.2K GitHub stars
    • Remote server, no local install
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 5.2KLast active Oct 24, 2026Remote (HTTP)Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf

  2. 2
    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

  3. 3
    Remote Desktop Commander

    desktopcommander.app

    Remote Desktop Commander: use files, terminal and processes on your own computers from any AI app.

    • Remote server, no local install
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 191Last active Oct 22, 2026Remote (HTTP)Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf

  4. 4
    Desktop Commander

    wonderwhy-er

    MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

    • Most GitHub stars here (10,106)
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 10.1KLast active Oct 24, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  5. 5
    reevesagents

    mertkayacs

    Spawn, read and steer AI coding CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Kimi and more) in local tmux windows.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 107Last active Oct 25, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  6. 6
    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)

  7. 7
    Smart Terminal

    pungggi

    MCP PTY server providing AI agents with real interactive terminal access

    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 12Last active Oct 19, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  8. 8
    Codigest

    NaNIsaac

    Terminal output, project snapshots and semantic diffs as LLM-ready context

    • Most weekly downloads here (825)
    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 1↓ 825/wkLast active Oct 24, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  9. 9
    Oh My Posh Configurator

    jamesmontemagno

    MCP server for creating, validating, and exporting Oh My Posh terminal prompt configurations.

    ★ 138Last active Aug 3, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  10. 10
    Unterm

    zhitongblog

    The terminal AI agents can drive: spawn panes, run commands, read screens, scrolling screenshots.

    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 15Last active Oct 21, 2026

  11. 11
    Seristack

    TechXploreLabs

    Run YAML-defined shell command stacks as MCP tools

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 7Last active Sep 30, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  12. 12
    Syncro MCP

    Servosity

    Every Syncro PSA and RMM workflow in your terminal, plus a local database, offline search, and

    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 62Last active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  13. 13
    ConnectWise Manage MCP

    Servosity

    Every ConnectWise PSA workflow from the terminal - with a typed conditions query builder, offline

    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 62Last active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  14. 14
    Relay Remotify MCP

    onlsol

    Run shell commands on remote computers with optional per-command approval, using only curl and bash.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 3Last active Oct 8, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  15. 15
    OTPilot

    OTPilot

    Use your OTPilot accounts (passwords, 2FA codes) to sign in and run commands, without seeing them.

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

    ↓ 348/wkLast active Oct 18, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

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