Handfree SSH MCP Server

by ironboxplus

Handfree SSH MCP Server - A hands-free SSH automation tool via MCP protocol

2Node.jsstdio

context tax

pending

security

97/100

cold start

pending

freshness

Active19d ago

Our reading of Handfree SSH, from the data

Handfree SSH is a productivity & office MCP server from ironboxplus.

We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 19 days ago (2026-09-29). For comparison, 67% of productivity & office servers are active or maintained.

With 2 GitHub stars it ranks #417 of 1,499 productivity & office servers we index.

It runs locally on your machine over stdio.

Install Handfree SSH MCP server

claude mcp add handfree-ssh -- npx -y @aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "handfree-ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "handfree-ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "handfree-ssh": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "handfree-ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Security signals

97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal 19d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-29 · 19d ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry

How it compares in Productivity & Office

Against the most-starred productivity & office servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
Handfree SSH (this)	2	—	not measured	Active	local
Rea	324,759	—	not measured	Active	local
Browser	39,318	—	not measured	Active	local + hosted
Playwright	38,349	—	not measured	Active	local
Browser	36,690	—	not measured	Active	—
Skyvern	23,226	—	not measured	Active	hosted

All productivity & office MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the Handfree SSH MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add handfree-ssh -- npx -y @aaarc/handfree-ssh-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Handfree SSH require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Handfree SSH as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Handfree SSH in the official MCP registry?

No. It was indexed from npm.

Sources and method

GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Package registry (npm / PyPI): listed
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.