Remote Terminal MCP vs SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs
Remote Terminal MCP is an MCP server published by TiM00R. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs is an MCP server published by dwgx. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.3.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 130 Downloads/week (PyPI): 37 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 720 Downloads/week (PyPI): 199 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Remote Terminal MCP | SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 5 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (remote-terminal-mcp) | On your machine (smartcli-toolkit) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | Not stated | github.com/dwgx/smartcli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Remote Terminal MCP
Complete SSH terminal for Linux with AI/user control and dual-stream visibility
SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs
Let agents drive vim, htop, lazygit: send keys, wait on screen state, read the rendered cell grid.
How to run each
Remote Terminal MCP As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "REMOTE_TERMINAL_ROOT=<YOUR_REMOTE_TERMINAL_ROOT>" --transport stdio remote-terminal -- uvx remote-terminal-mcpRequires: REMOTE_TERMINAL_ROOT
SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio smartcli -- uvx smartcli-toolkitCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Remote Terminal MCP · What it can do: SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs · Compare two other plugins
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