Purple
by erickochen
Open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust. Fuzzy search hundreds of hosts, sync from 16 clouds, transfer files, manage Docker and Podman over SSH, sign short-lived Vault SSH certs and expose an MCP server for AI agents.
656 GitHub
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 3d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, http
0 tools
Grade F
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Purple is an MCP server that open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust. Fuzzy search hundreds of hosts, sync from 16 clouds, transfer files, manage Docker and Podman over SSH, sign short-lived Vault SSH certs and expose an MCP server for AI agents. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 43/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"purple": {
"command": "<see-readme>",
"args": []
}
}
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What Purple does
An open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor for macOS and Linux. A fast Rust TUI that searches hundreds of hosts, syncs from 16 clouds including AWS, GCP, Azure, Hetzner, Proxmox and OCI, transfers files, manages Docker and Podman over SSH, signs short-lived HashiCorp Vault SSH certificates and exposes an MCP server for AI agents. Keyboard-driven. Single binary. MIT licensed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Purple safe to use?
- Purple has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Purple?
- Purple can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
- What AI clients work with Purple?
- Purple is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
- Is Purple actively maintained?
- Purple is actively maintained — last commit was 3 days ago. It has 656 GitHub stars.
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