Best Operating system and shell MCP servers (November 2026)

The 10 top ranked of 3088 servers in Operating system and shell, ranked by what is known about each one today (2026-11-03). 103 of the 3,088 started in our own check.

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  1. REA io.github.morluto/rea

    Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.

    Install Compare with #2

  2. Auten ai.auten/mcp

    Computer use for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client: your computer + Android phone (beta)

    Install Compare with #1

  3. MCP Appium - Mobile Development and Automation Server io.github.appium/appium-mcp

    MCP server for Appium mobile automation on iOS and Android devices with test creation tools.

    Install Compare with #1

  4. @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp-ba0cpk

    MCP server for terminal operations and file editing

    Install Compare with #1

  5. macOS-MCP io.github.Jeomon/macos-mcp

    MCP server for macOS desktop automation via the Accessibility API.

    Install Compare with #1

  6. Hunch io.github.PrithviSeran/hunch

    Focus-free macOS control for AI agents: drive your real Mac apps in the background, no stolen focus.

    Install Compare with #1

  7. mcp/desktop-commander io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp-xy037c

    Search, update, manage files and run terminal commands with AI

    Install Compare with #1

  8. @azure/mcp-linux-x64 io.github.microsoft/mcp-azure.mcp.server-rks01v

    Azure MCP Server - Model Context Protocol implementation for Azure, for linux on x64

    Install Compare with #1

  9. Desktop Commander io.github.wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander

    MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management

    Install Compare with #1

  10. Nano Termux io.github.Lmeng486/nano-mcp-termux

    Zero-dependency single-file MCP server for Termux/Android, Raspberry Pi and Linux

    Install Compare with #1

Side by side

#ServerRunsToolsDownloads a weekAdvisoriesLicence
1REALocal0416k0MIT
2AutenLocal01360MIT
3MCP Appium - Mobile Development and Automation ServerLocal03.7k0APACHE-2.0
4@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderLocal0196k0MIT
5macOS-MCPLocal0–0MIT
6HunchLocal0–0APACHE-2.0
7mcp/desktop-commanderLocal0–Not checkedMIT
8@azure/mcp-linux-x64Local044k0MIT
9Desktop CommanderLocal0–0Not stated
10Nano TermuxLocal0–0MIT

From the publishers' registry entries, package registries and advisory databases, as of 2026-11-03.