"Top 20 most starred MCP servers on GitHub" matching MCP servers:

Bridges the ChatGPT web UI to a local development environment over MCP, letting the model read and patch files, run real shell commands and terminals, execute tests, and control the desktop (screen, mouse, keyboard, clipboard) within user-approved folders. It adds parallel workers, goal/loop long-task control, plugin tools, and a security-hardening layer with risk-tiered shell policy, audit logging, and credential sanitization.

Connects ChatGPT to local files, terminals, and the desktop through MCP with Chrome integration, letting users read and edit project files, run commands, and follow tool results as they arrive. It also adds durable multi-agent workers, Goal/Loop task tracking, mid-task corrections, and Compact & Resume for carrying session and worker history into a fresh chat.

Provides 29 Git operations and 11 workflow combinations for AI assistants and developers, enabling comprehensive Git repository management through a standardized interface.

Enables ChatGPT's web interface to operate a real Mac by executing shell commands and reading or writing files over a reverse SSH tunnel, without installing a client or consuming API quota.

Wraps GitHub Copilot CLI as an MCP server, enabling MCP clients to run Copilot conversations for code tasks with support for session resumption and permission modes.

Gives ChatGPT hands-on control of a local machine: reading, patching and executing code in approved project folders, running real interactive processes, managing plans and worker sub-chats, and driving the browser or desktop through user-granted permissions. Every capability is a switch inside an approved-folder sandbox, so nothing runs that the user did not explicitly enable.

Lets AI coding agents read an outline of a large file or a digest of noisy command output instead of the full text, while every hidden line stays retrievable on disk through a run handle. Agents can request only the line ranges, slices, or grep matches they need and list recent runs, cutting token spend without losing information.

Wraps the GitHub Copilot CLI to provide natural language command suggestions, explanations, and shell configuration for shell, git, and GitHub CLI commands through the Model Context Protocol.

Enables ChatGPT to work on a local project by reading and editing files, running shell commands, keeping terminals and desktop sessions open, and splitting work across durable workers whose context persists between tasks. Long-running work can be steered mid-flight, tracked with Goal, and carried into fresh chats via Compact & Resume.

Lets ChatGPT work directly on a local project by reading and editing files, running shell commands and tests, keeping terminals open, and using the user's desktop, all paired with an approved workspace folder. It also splits independent jobs across persistent workers that retain context, while riding the user's existing ChatGPT plan rather than Codex quota.

Enables querying today's GitHub commits, performing local git operations (status, diff, add, commit, push), and creating GitHub issues through natural language.

Enables AI clients to operate on a remote Linux server over MCP, allowing shell command execution, file editing, package installation, project builds, and service management.

Lets Claude manage tmux sessions on Linux — start long-running ML training jobs, check their output, send keystrokes, and kill them.

Cross-platform MCP server for policy-controlled command execution on Linux and Windows, with no SSH dependency.

Sandboxed Bash for Agents. Full state capture on every command.

Stateful, structured, safe shell sessions for AI agents, on real infrastructure.

A cross-platform MCP server providing secure, user-approved privilege escalation for Cursor agents, with tools for running commands as admin on Windows and root on Linux.

Enables AI assistants to manage VMware Fusion virtual machines on macOS using the vmrun CLI, including starting, stopping, and snapshot operations.

Enables AI agents to read tmux pane content on-demand, providing context-aware assistance during interactive terminal sessions.

Enables the execution of AppleScript and JavaScript for Automation (JXA) on macOS to control applications, system events, and shell commands. It provides native automation capabilities with a security layer that permits most operations while specifically blocking file deletion commands.

A secure remote server management tool based on MCP protocol, supporting SSH connections, command execution, and SFTP file transfers.

Encoding-aware, indentation-smart file tools for AI coding agents. 20+ tools including read/edit with automatic encoding detection, smart indentation conversion, SSH, SFTP, process management, and system utilities.

An MCP server for FPGA toolchain operations including linting, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, bitstream programming, and IP core registry via GitHub.

Enables AI coding assistants to access hosts (e.g., GitHub) behind a local proxy by automatically launching the proxy client and configuring tools to route through it.

Enables AI assistants to execute SSH commands and perform token-efficient file operations on remote servers via the Model Context Protocol.

Enables running shell commands on a Hostinger VPS via SSH directly from the Claude Code chat interface.

Enables AI assistants to perform authorized penetration testing and security assessments by exposing 20+ Kali Linux security tools (nmap, sqlmap, gobuster, hydra, etc.) through a safe, validated interface with command allowlists, rate limiting, and input sanitization.

An MCP server that exposes a single tool, jq, for running jq filters against JSON files on disk.

Provides ripgrep search capabilities to MCP clients like Claude, enabling high-performance text searches across files on your system.

Provides intelligent command completion, validation, and contextual help for the Kafka Docker Playground CLI. Integrates with GitHub Copilot to offer auto-complete suggestions, detailed command assistance, and debugging support for playground operations.