Best MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell (May 2026)

Nerq found 2,210 MCP servers for terminal & shell, ranked below by GitHub stars and weighted compliance score across 52 global AI jurisdictions. The top-ranked MCP server for terminal & shell is claude-kvm with 0 stars and a trust score of 76/100. MCP servers for executing shell commands, managing terminal sessions, and SSH connections.

Last updated: May 01, 2026 | 2,210 servers in this category | Data from Nerq

Top 20 MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell

#	Name	Stars	Trust	Author	License	Description
1	claude-kvm	0	B 76	ARAS-Workspace	MIT	MCP server for remote desktop control via VNC and SSH.
2	EvilFreelancer/openapi-to-mcp	7	B 73	EvilFreelancer	MIT	Turns any OpenAPI/Swagger API into an MCP server. One MCP tool per endpoint, Streamable HTTP - for A
3	iosifache/annas-mcp	731	B 73	iosifache	N/A	MCP server and CLI tool for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive
4	rangta10/kali-mcp-server	3	B 73	rangta10	NOASSERTION	Kali Linux MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server built with Node.js for seamless integration with LLMs
5	devantler-tech/ksail	130	B 73	devantler-tech	N/A	Tool for creating, maintaining and operating Kubernetes clusters with ease.
6	aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket	115	B 73	aashari	N/A	Node.js/TypeScript MCP server for Atlassian Bitbucket. Enables AI systems (LLMs) to interact with wo
7	adhikasp/mcp-client-cli	666	B 72	Unknown	N/A	A simple CLI to run LLM prompt and implement MCP client.
8	obot-platform/obot	611	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Complete MCP Platform -- Hosting, Registry, Gateway, and Chat Client
9	jacksteamdev/obsidian-mcp-tools	590	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Add Obsidian integrations like semantic search and custom Templater prompts to Claude or any MCP cli
10	runebookai/tome	589	B 72	Unknown	N/A	a magical LLM desktop client that makes it easy for anyone to use LLMs and MCP
11	muthuishere/mcp-server-bash-sdk	502	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Yes Mcp server in bash
12	mcp-test	0	B 72	cahlan	N/A	CLI tool for validating MCP server implementations against the official specification.
13	ConstantineB6/comfy-pilot	93	B 72	ConstantineB6	N/A	MCP server + embedded terminal that lets Claude Code see and edit your ComfyUI workflows
14	mcp-toolbox	74	B 72	gemini-cli-extensions	Apache-2.0	Gemini CLI Extension for developing and querying custom tools.
15	taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server	17	B 72	taazkareem	N/A	ClickUp MCP Server - Integrate ClickUp project management with AI through Model Context Protocol
16	GoPlausible/algorand-mcp	40	B 72	Unknown	N/A	Algorand Local Model Context Protocol (Server & Client)
17	mcp-devtools	0	B 72	yksanjo	MIT	Chrome extension + CLI for debugging MCP servers in real-time
18	iconben/z-image-studio	94	B 72	iconben	N/A	A Cli, a webUI, and a MCP server for the Z-Image-Turbo text-to-image generation model (Tongyi-MAI/Z-
19	claude-team	14	B 72	Martian-Engineering	N/A	MCP server for managing multiple Claude Code sessions via terminal backends.
20	deshell-mcp	0	B 72	exec-io	MIT	MCP Server for deshell

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About MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell

MCP servers for executing shell commands, managing terminal sessions, and SSH connections. Nerq tracks 2,210 MCP servers in the terminal & shell category, each assessed against 52 global AI regulations including the EU AI Act, US state AI laws (California SB53, Colorado SB205), UK AI Bill, and more. Compliance scores are weighted by jurisdiction penalty severity — jurisdictions with higher fines (like the EU AI Act at up to €35M) have more impact on the score than voluntary frameworks.

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