Best MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell (September 2026)

Nerq found 3,366 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 harbor with 2,424 stars and a trust score of 79/100. MCP servers for executing shell commands, managing terminal sessions, and SSH connections.

3,366 servers in this category | Data from Nerq

Top 20 MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell

#	Name	Stars	Trust	Author	License	Description
1	harbor	2,424	B 79	av	Apache-2.0	Brings a complete LLM stack with hundreds of services.
2	kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg	6,387	B 74	kreuzberg-dev	MIT	A polyglot document intelligence framework with a Rust core. Extract text, metadata, and structured
3	CodeGraphContext/CodeGraphContext	783	B 74	CodeGraphContext	MIT	An MCP server plus a CLI tool that indexes local code into a graph database to provide context to AI
4	unity-mcp-server	17	B 73	akiojin	MIT	Unity MCP Server automates Unity Editor workflows using LLM-based clients.
5	CoplayDev/unity-mcp	6,132	B 73	CoplayDev	MIT	Unity MCP acts as a bridge, allowing AI assistants (like Claude, Cursor) to interact directly with y
6	modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk	21,879	B 73	modelcontextprotocol	MIT	The official Python SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients
7	farion1231/cc-switch	19,030	B 73	farion1231	MIT	A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant tool for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode & Gemini CLI.
8	clickup-mcp-full-access	0	B 72	jdgtl	MIT	Enhanced ClickUp MCP Server with full access for independent use.
9	modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk	1,267	B 72	modelcontextprotocol	NOASSERTION	The official Kotlin SDK for Model Context Protocol servers and clients. Maintained in collaboration
10	openclaw-molt-mcp	2	B 71	sandraschi	MIT	FastMCP server connecting MCP clients with OpenClaw and Moltbook ecosystems.
11	io.github.sam1siam/ruagentic-directory	0	B 71	https://github.com/sam1siam/ruagentic-directory	N/A	Search MCP servers, MCP clients and AI agents, and retrieve listing details. Free, read-only access.
12	io.github.Harshyadav442277/telegraph-morse	0	B 71	https://github.com/Harshyadav442277/telegraph-morse	N/A	Ask Telegraph's ranked miners from any MCP client, no wallet. Morse pays; each answer has a receipt.
13	pathintegral-institute/mcpm.sh	891	B 71	pathintegral-institute	MIT	CLI MCP package manager & registry for all platforms and all clients. Search & configure MCP servers
14	kridaydave/File-Organizer-MCP	30	B 71	kridaydave	MIT	This MCP server will organize your files using connections to MCP using clients like Claude, Cursor
15	bytemines/mycelium	13	B 70	bytemines	MIT	Universal AI Tool Orchestrator - Sync skills, MCPs, and memory across Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI
16	surfmon	2	B 70	detailobsessed	MIT	Surfmon tracks processes, language servers, and MCP servers to detect performance issues in Windsurf
17	awesome-mcp-clients	6,269	B 70	punkpeye	N/A	A collection of MCP clients.
18	rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server	174	B 70	rhel-lightspeed	Apache-2.0	Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely
19	mssqlclient-mcp-server	21	C 70	aadversteeg	MIT	A Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
20	mcp-adapter	502	C 69	WordPress	GPL-2.0	An MCP adapter that bridges the Abilities API to the Model Context Protocol, enabling MCP clients to

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About MCP Servers for Terminal & Shell

MCP servers for executing shell commands, managing terminal sessions, and SSH connections. Nerq tracks 3,366 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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