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Best of 2026 · updated 2026-10-18

Best SSH MCP servers

We track 22 SSH MCP servers. The most-starred is Electerm (15,362 stars), followed by Oxideterm and Purple. 1 of the 22 listed here is a remote server you connect to over HTTP, with no local install. Electerm has the most recent commit (3d ago). Most are written in Go (6) and Rust (4).

22 matches · MCP servers with SSH in their name or GitHub topics, ranked by GitHub stars. Sponsored slots are labelled and never change the ranking.

How to add a SSH MCP server to Claude Code

The install command from the Electerm README:

$npm i -g electerm

Each tool page has its own command, plus an mcp.json snippet for Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Desktop when the server needs no extra config. See the Electerm page for its setup.

#NameStars
1Electerm electermJavaScript · MIT · 3d ago15,362
2Oxideterm AnalyseDeCircuitRust · GPL-3.0 · 4d ago1,672
3Purple erickochenRust · MIT · 5d ago725
4AI Security Tool ZeroDayEvilHTML · MIT · 4d ago642
5MCP Ssh Manager bvisibleJavaScript · MIT · 1w ago506
6Containarium FootprintAIGo · Apache-2.0 · 3d ago305
7Homebutler HigangsshGo · MIT · 6d ago303
8Limoni thebanriGo · Apache-2.0 · 3d ago154
9kru omaekumiko2-createRust · MIT · 1w ago128
10Apra Fleet Apra-LabsJavaScript · 3d ago103
11MCP Ssh shuakamiTypeScript · 2mo ago80
12hop danmartuszewskiGo · MIT · 6d ago65
13Termcp open-mcp-aiGo · MIT · 5d ago54
14Buff Term shaguocglRust · MIT · 5d ago17
15Terminal MCP fzxblGo · MIT · 4d ago11
  2. #2Oxideterm

    AI-native workspace for local shells and remote machines.Zero Webview, zero OpenSSL, zero telemetry, and no app subscription.Written in Rust+GPUI

    MCP serverDev toolsMemory & knowledge
    $git clone https://github.com/AnalyseDeCircuit/oxideterm
  3. #3Purple

    Free, open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust for macOS and Linux that keeps ~/.ssh/config in sync with 18 cloud providers, monitors live SSH tunnels and…

    MCP serverDev toolsMobile & desktop
    $cargo install purple-ssh
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  4. #4AI Security Tool

    Free open-source AI-powered security terminal & vulnerability scanner (CVE, SBOM). Supports SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, Serial, and 12+ autonomous AI agents (DeepSeek, OpenAI) for…

    MCP serverSecurityAI & LLM tooling
    $git clone https://github.com/ZeroDayEvil/ai-security-tool
  5. #5MCP Ssh Manager

    MCP SSH Server: 37 tools for remote SSH management | Claude Code & OpenAI Codex | DevOps automation, backups, database operations, health monitoring

    MCP serverAI & LLM toolingDatabases
    $claude mcp add ssh-manager node /path/to/mcp-ssh-manager/src/index.js
  6. #6Containarium

    Open-source agent runtime, SSH-native isolation, eBPF egress policy, Kubernetes + LXC backends, GPU passthrough, MCP-native CLI

    MCP serverAI & LLM toolingDev tools
    $git clone https://github.com/FootprintAI/Containarium
  7. #7Homebutler

    Tells you what changed on your server, only what's worth telling. Single Go binary, no database, nothing running on the machines it watches. MCP server built in.

    MCP serverDev toolsDatabases
    $npm install -g homebutler
  8. #8Limoni

    Terminal UI engine for Go that tests can click and AI agents can drive (MCP). Zero-allocation rendering, immediate mode + Elm architecture, 3D, images, charts, accessibility…

    MCP serverDev toolsDesign & frontend
    $claude mcp add limoni -- limoni-mcp -socket "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/limoni-checklist.sock"
  9. #9kru

    Local-first MCP password and credential manager for AI agents. Use passwords, API keys, SSH identities, and TOTP without exposing hidden plaintext to the model.

    MCP serverSecurityAI & LLM tooling
    $git clone https://github.com/omaekumiko2-create/kru
  11. #11MCP Ssh

    SSH MCP Tool - AI-powered SSH management through MCP protocol | 基于MCP协议的SSH工具，为AI提供SSH远程操作能力

    MCP serverDev toolsMemory & knowledge
    $docker run -it -v mcp-ssh-data:/root/.mcp-ssh -v ~/.ssh:/root/.ssh mcp-ssh
  14. #14Buff Term

    Buff 加持的 SSH 工具 | 面向 AI 的 SSH 工具与 MCP 服务器，内置自研 AI Agent 编排层，接入任意 OpenAI 兼容协议的大模型。 An AI-oriented SSH tool and MCP server with a built-in self-developed AI Agent orchestration…

    MCP serverAI & LLM toolingDev tools
    $git clone https://github.com/shaguocgl/buff-term
  16. #16SSH MCP Server

    MCP server for SSH operations with built-in diagnostics

    MCP serverMCP Registry
    $npx -y @yawlabs/ssh-mcp
  17. #17SSH Session MCP

    Shared SSH PTY runtime for MCP clients with viewer, input lock, async tracking, and policy rules.

    MCP serverMCP Registry
    $npx -y ssh-session-mcp
  19. #19Browser Ssh

    Scoped, audited SSH exec, sessions, and SFTP on your saved servers without exposing credentials

    MCP serverBrowser automationMCP Registry
    $claude mcp add --transport http browser-ssh https://api.browserssh.com/mcp
  20. #20Safe Ssh MCP

    A secured scoped SSH MCP server for executing safe read-only diagnostic DevOps / SysOps commands

    MCP serverDev toolsMCP Registry
    $uvx safe-ssh-mcp
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