"Search for free open-source software" matching MCP servers:

An MCP server that bridges ChatGPT Web Pro to local tools, enabling file read/write, shell command execution, git operations, and search within a specified project directory.

Enables AI clients to securely reach and control tools running on your own computers through a relay and outbound device agent.

An MCP server for managing remote SSH servers, enabling AI agents to execute commands, transfer files, and perform deployment operations securely.

Unofficial Powershell MCP server

Enables an AI agent to operate a spare Android phone through MCP: capture screenshots, inspect UI controls, tap/swipe, input Chinese text, launch apps, and optionally run rooted shell commands or transfer files. It also supports a live web console for remote viewing and control.

MCP server for CachyOS connecting ChatGPT in developer mode to inspect and operate files, terminal, processes, apps, clipboard, and KDE/Wayland desktop.

Self-hosted MCP coding server and unified local Control Center for ChatGPT web, enabling file editing, command execution, Git operations, and optional upstream MCP tools with conversation access controls.

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.

An MCP Server that enables natural language interaction with the Open Policy Agent REST API, allowing users to manage policies, decisions, and data through conversational interfaces.

MCP server that gives AI agents isolated, named Linux computers with stable IDs and lifecycle control. Supports multiple backends like Docker, Fly Machines, Modal, and E2B, with a dashboard for managing sandboxes.

Enables AI agents to execute SSH commands, read files, and list directories on remote hosts with a configurable command-safety policy.

MCP bridge for Nemeton — control native macOS virtual machines (Apple Virtualization.framework) from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP client. 50+ tools across VM lifecycle, snapshots, console, files, networking, and host metrics. Bridge open-source (MIT), Nemeton app is commercial.

Manage a fleet of OPNsense firewalls from an AI agent, inside guardrails it can't drive around. MCP server for central management of OPNsense firewall fleets. 129 tools across devices, config sync, tasks, schedules, templates, backups and remote consoles - destructive actions confirmation-gated, MCP-issued tokens lifetime-bounded, backup and storage secrets excluded from the toolset entirely.

An MCP (Multi-Agent Conversation Protocol) server that enables interaction with Google's Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory through its OpenAPI, allowing users to manage identity resources through natural language.

An MCP server that enables secure terminal command execution, directory navigation, and file system operations through a standardized interface for LLMs.

An MCP server that provides tools to interact with CLI applications, enabling process management including start, stop, check status, send input, and read output.

Enables running planned batches of shell commands in parallel locally or over SSH, with dependency ordering, timeouts, cancellation, and per-task result collection.

A security-first MCP server that provides LLMs with structured tools for filesystem, process, search, build/test/lint, IDE integration, and more.

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

A free, open-source MCP server that gives AI agents real filesystem, terminal, git, and process control over your machine for inspection, diagnosis, and repair.

Enables file operations and bash command execution on the local workspace, securely exposed to ChatGPT via OpenAI Tunnel.

A server that enables programmatic interaction with an already running Abaqus/CAE GUI application, allowing users to execute Python scripts and retrieve message logs through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Give Claude direct access to your AWS account, SSH into your servers, run shell commands on your laptop, query your databases, and manage PM2 processes — all from a Claude chat. No Claude Code subscription needed. Your keys never leave your machine.

Enables AI agents to interact with real terminal sessions across local and remote hosts, driving multi-turn interactive programs like TUIs, REPLs, and SSH prompts through MCP.

Enables a trusted operator to drive a Windows workstation remotely over OAuth-protected Streamable HTTP, running PowerShell commands and file edits with checkpoints, durable jobs, and native service support.

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

A local MCP server that gives Claude in the browser tools to interact with a Fedora machine, including file operations, system diagnostics, build tasks, and root actions via Polkit.

Lets an AI agent work on a real Commodore Amiga over the home network: AmigaDOS Shell, files, ARexx, screenshots, mouse and keyboard, and windows, gadgets and menus by name. Includes a remote desktop to watch and take over, tuned for 68000 machines and slow links.

An open MCP server that gives any AI agent SSH access to remote Linux/Unix machines — shell commands, file read/write, and SFTP transfers.

An MCP server for driving an ITS session on a PiDP-10 emulator over raw TCP, supporting persistent connections, raw control-byte transmission, and escape syntax for DDT commands. It enables interaction with ITS systems through natural language via MCP tools like open, send, read, and status.

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.

Enables AI agents to browse tasks, open sandboxed repository copies, run shell commands, and diagnose CI failures through typed MCP tools.

Zero-config SSH/SFTP MCP server that lets an LLM client open temporary SSH/SFTP sessions to remote hosts, run commands, and upload/download files without holding any pre-baked credentials.

Pre-alpha P2P remote-control app with a local stdio MCP bridge for paired computers. Users build from source; platform support and host-side approvals apply.

ChannelTerm is an open-source MCP server that enables humans and AI agents to share live serial and SSH terminal sessions for embedded systems development and debugging. It allows AI agents to read device output, execute commands, assist with GDB debugging, and transfer files while keeping developers in control.

Enables your ChatGPT or Claude web subscription to drive real remote software engineering on a Linux server, providing isolated Git worktrees, file editing, asynchronous process execution, approvals, commits, and audit. It adds no second server-side AI API token meter.

ssh-mcp-pro is a secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for SSH automation, enabling clients to open SSH sessions, run commands, manage files, transfer artifacts, create tunnels, and perform package/service operations under policy control.

MCP server that lets AI clients manage a Qinglong (qinglong) panel via natural language, covering crons, environment variables, scripts, subscriptions, logs, configs, and dependencies through its Open API.

MCP server for running shell commands on a Linux development board via UART serial.

Enables an AI agent to monitor and control Superlogical Rex terminal servers over Tailscale, reading pane output, spotting agents that are blocked on prompts, and sending text or keystrokes to unblock them. Also lets the agent open and close sessions, tabs, and panes and launch new agents inside them.