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Enables Claude Agent SDK agents to safely operate a remote user machine via a WebSocket tunnel, providing six client__* MCP tools with path fencing and phase-switch adjudication.

A passive MCP server that exposes a toolbox of executable tools (shell, network, HTTP, AI search, SSH, S3 file operations) to autonomous agents via Streamable HTTP, with strong security features including Docker sandboxing and WAF.

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation using HTTP SSE (Server-Sent Events) connections with built-in utility tools including echo, time, calculator, and weather query functionality.

Enables web ChatGPT to drive durable, sandboxed Claude Code sessions on a local Mac, with controlled read, modify, verify, and recover operations via six session control tools.

Enables AI assistants to perform controlled Linux system administration tasks like reading logs, managing services, cron jobs, WordPress, and executing sandboxed Python code, with strict security constraints.

A server based on the MCP framework that provides remote server management capabilities through SSH, supporting features like connection pooling, file transfers, and remote command execution.

A comprehensive MCP server for developers providing file operations, shell execution, git integration, and smart caching to enhance AI-assisted development.

This read-only MCP Server allows you to connect to SAP Sybase data from Claude Desktop through CData JDBC Drivers. For full CRUD support, check out our MCP Server for SAP Sybase (https://www.cdata.com/drivers/sybase/download/mcp).

MCP server for infrastructure discovery and remote management, enabling SSH command execution, file transfer, log tailing, and machine/service inventory with a companion web dashboard.

Integrates 7 security tools (nmap, nuclei, dirsearch, sqlmap, hydra, Acunetix, Metasploit) via MCP protocol for AI-assisted penetration testing with enterprise-grade safety features.

Turns local project directories into persistent MCP workspaces, allowing AI agents to read files, modify code, run commands, manage Git, and save session progress across conversations.

Enables any MCP client to read, search, patch, and execute commands in a codebase, including interactive sessions and git operations, with permission modes and safety boundaries.

A custom Model Context Protocol server that gives Claude Desktop and other LLMs access to file system operations and command execution capabilities through standardized tool interfaces.

An interactive coding agent and MCP server that provides access to various AI models via the Tsinghua University lab proxy API. It enables users to inspect files and execute shell commands within their local directory using models like DeepSeek, GLM, and Qwen.

Mac file and terminal tools for local AI clients, plus an opt-in ChatGPT Developer Mode relay. Checked edits, bounded reads and real exit codes. Free MIT agent; OpenAI listing under review. Owner-level access, not a sandbox.

Allows Claude to execute terminal commands on your computer and perform file system operations including surgical code editing with diff-based replacements.

Open-source MCP server for managing Hetzner Cloud infrastructure with two management layers: * Layer 1 — Hetzner Cloud API (35 tools): Server power control, metrics, snapshots, backups, firewalls, DNS zones and records, rescue mode, server rebuild and rescale. Works even when the server OS is unresponsive. * Layer 2 — SSH (25 tools): Service management (systemd), Nginx config and reload,

Enables agents to use secrets without exposing them, by injecting values into commands and redacting them from all outputs and transcripts.

A throwaway Docker sandbox for agents to run code and shell commands safely.

Provides file system operations (read, search, list) and time queries, enabling Claude to interact with files and get time in any timezone.