22 tools that work with SSH: 21 MCP servers, 1 Agent Skills and 0 Claude Code plugins. 1 of the remote servers answered our live check, 0 worked without an API key, and 3 come from an official or verified publisher. Ranked by GitHub stars plus official, live and free-to-try signals.
Most common uses: Cloud providers & infrastructure as code (14), Multi-agent, orchestration & workflows (3), OS, shell, terminal & desktop automation (2), Hosting & deployment (2).
| Tool | Stars | Last update | License | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| com.pulsemcp/ssh MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support. MCP serverVerified domain · pulsemcp.comLocal · npm | 81 | MIT | ||
| Hex SSH Token-efficient SSH MCP with hash-verified files and persistent tmux sessions. 14 tools. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 594 | MIT | ||
| ssh-remote-connection SSH connection to remote servers. Use when you need to execute commands on a remote server, check logs, restart services, or manage Docker containers. SkillInstall · skills CLI | 234 | MIT | ||
| Shell Drop Read-only help with SSH, tmux and Tailscale setup for running AI agents from an iPhone or iPad. MCP serverVerified domain · shelldrop.shRemote● Live | 0 | MIT | ||
| io.github.danmartuszewski/hop SSH connection manager with MCP server for AI-assisted operations across servers. MCP serverGitHub-verified author | 64 | MIT | ||
| Gateway SSH Manage servers through SSH. MCP serverVerified domain · trygateway.shRemoteSign-in needed | — | — | ||
| ssh-mcp MCP gateway for controlled SSH access with per-client auth, command policies, and audit logging. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · Docker | 8 | MIT | ||
| SSH MCP Server MCP server for SSH operations with built-in diagnostics MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 6 | MIT | ||
| io.github.varaprasadreddy9676/remote-bridge Sync code to remote servers via SSH/rsync and deploy from any AI IDE. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 5 | — | ||
| SSH LICCO MCP Server SSH Model Context Protocol Server - Enable SSH functionality for AI models MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 4 | MIT | ||
| io.github.jordanburke/ssh-client-mcp-server MCP server for executing shell commands on remote hosts via SSH. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 3 | MIT | ||
| io.github.jordanburke/ssh-fleet-mcp-server MCP server that manages a fleet of SSH hosts via pooled connections. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 3 | MIT | ||
| MCP SSH Gateway SSH terminals for AI agents: stateful shells, exit codes the moment a command ends, router CLIs. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 3 | MIT | ||
| io.github.Easton-OU/rootpilot-ssh-diagnose Read-only SSH server diagnostics via a fixed 38-command whitelist; secrets redacted, no write path. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 1 | MIT | ||
| io.github.the-nine-nation/remote-ssh-mcp Persistent stateful remote SSH sessions for AI agents via MCP + OpenSSH. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 1 | MIT | ||
| 2native SSH MCP Server SSH-based MCP server for remote command execution and file transfer. Credentials stay local. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · MCPB | 0 | ISC | ||
| io.github.danielecr/realssh-mcp MCP server for SSH remote command execution MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 0 | — | ||
| io.github.meta-taro/sshboard An AI agent reads your server over the one SSH session you are already watching. MCP serverGitHub-verified author | 0 | MIT | ||
| io.github.OpsMaxx/opsmaxx SSH, files, containers and databases via the OpsMaxx desktop app - scoped per capability, audited. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 0 | — | ||
| SSH Fleet Curated ssh_probe diagnostics and single-host ssh_exec over an allowlisted SSH fleet. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · Docker | 0 | MIT | ||
| SSH Nexus MCP server and web terminal for shared SSH sessions and reusable command sets. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | — | — | ||
| vssh SSH tunnel and remote server management MCP — execute commands, transfer files, manage MCP serverGitHub-verified author | — | — |