Command Line – MCP servers
26 MCP servers in the category Command Line. Open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that let AI assistants and agents use external tools and data. Entries come from the community list awesome-mcp-servers; we have not tested each server, so check the repository before you install one.
20000419/fauxnix
Bash for AI agents on Windows via deterministic bash-to-PowerShell translation, without WSL or a VM, with GNU-style output and persistent cwd and env.
AICommander-dev/aicommander
Outbound-only remote shell, detached long-running jobs and temporary file transfer for AI agents, without exposing SSH, ports or a VPN.
blinkingbit-oss/execkit
Stateful, auditable shell sessions over local, SSH and Docker, with secret redaction, output budgeting and a read-only live transcript viewer.
bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager
Manage multiple SSH servers: commands, file transfer and rsync, database dumps and queries, backups, health monitoring, tunnels and per-server…
cygnussystems/cygnus-ssh-mcp
SSH control of remote Linux, macOS and Windows servers: line-level file editing, background tasks, sudo, host aliases, and directory and archive…
danmartuszewski/hop
SSH connection manager with a TUI dashboard for discovering, searching and running commands on remote hosts.
dbhq-uk/heliograph
Run commands on machines you cannot SSH into, such as air-gapped or bastion-only hosts, via git, file shares or S3, with timestamped run logs.
dwgx/SmartCLI
Drive full-screen terminal programs such as vim, htop and lazygit by reading the screen as a live cell grid with cursor, selection and alt-screen…
Easton-OU/rootpilot-mcp
Read-only SSH diagnostics for Linux and Docker servers using a fixed command allowlist, with secret redaction and per-command timeouts.
faizbawa/mcp-remote-ssh
SSH access with persistent sessions, SFTP and port forwarding, with secrets injected via stdin and redacted from output before reaching the LLM.
ferodrigop/forge
Terminal for AI coding agents: persistent PTY sessions, incremental reads, headless screen capture, multi-agent orchestration and a web dashboard.
gerard-kanters/mcp-linux-tools
Administer a Linux server: read files and logs, manage systemd services and cron jobs, run read-only MySQL queries, WP-CLI, Git and sandboxed Python.
HasanJahidul/localhost-mcp
Inspect, manage and kill local dev servers: see what listens on each port, diagnose port conflicts, find zombie processes and kill by PID or port.
HasanJahidul/terminal-history-mcp
Local full-text search over zsh, bash and fish history, with secret redaction and optional capture of cwd, exit code and duration.
hypnosis/ssh-mcp-server
Remote server work via the local OpenSSH client: run commands, transfer files with checksums, search logs and audit hosts, with destructive commands…
lacs-project/sysknife
Linux system administration via typed actions instead of shell strings, with a signed audit log, one-time approval receipts and automatic rollback.
laszlopere/mcp-tmux
Drive tmux locally or over SSH: sessions, windows, panes, keystrokes, pane capture and raw commands, with shared sessions for pair programming.
luisgf/infrabroker
Self-hosted SSH and Kubernetes access broker: ephemeral per-operation credentials the model never sees, per-command firewall, human approvals and…
LukeLamb/claude-terminal-mcp
Terminal, filesystem and background-job tools for Linux and macOS.
nvms/tui-mcp
Launch, screenshot and interact with any TUI app.
PsYcGoD/sage
Local command wrapper for AI coding agents: runs shell commands, stores history locally and returns compressed terminal output to reduce context…
raychao-oao/pty-mcp
Interactive PTY sessions for AI agents: local shells, persistent SSH sessions with attach/detach, and serial ports.
soren-achebe/backscroll
Search, retrieve and diff the output of past terminal commands, recorded locally with exit codes, cwd and duration, with secret redaction by default.
tarides/sudo-proxy
Run privileged commands locally or over SSH, each gated by a single-keypress human approval before sudo, with audit logging and no stored password.
WhenLabs-org/when
Developer toolkit: stack detection for AI context files, port conflicts, .env schema validation, docs drift, dependency license audits and task…
zb-ss/servonaut
Manage AWS EC2, Hetzner, OVH and SSH servers: commands, logs, CloudWatch/CloudTrail queries, fleet health, IP banning and S3, with tiered safety…