Self-hosted GitHub MCP server vs SSH — policy-gated remote access
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server is an MCP server published by adelaidasofia. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). SSH — policy-gated remote access is an MCP server published by tufantunc. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  Self-hosted GitHub MCP server |  SSH — policy-gated remote access |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 2.19.1 Downloads/month (npm): 41 819 Downloads/week (npm): 5 146 Forks (GitHub): 128 Stars (GitHub): 812 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | Self-hosted GitHub MCP server | SSH — policy-gated remote access |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 812 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 128 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (https://github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/github-mcp.mcpb) | On your machine (ssh-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 4, secrets among them: 3 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/adelaidasofia/github-mcp | github.com/tufantunc/ssh-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 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
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server. PAT auth, stdio transport, transport-agnostic so it works with…
SSH — policy-gated remote access
Policy-gated, audited SSH for Linux and Windows hosts: roles, approvals, and an audit log.
How to run each
Self-hosted GitHub MCP server As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install github-mcp@claude-communityRequires: GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
SSH — policy-gated remote access As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>" --env "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>" --env "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD=<YOUR_SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio ssh-mcp -- npx -y ssh-mcpRequires: SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE (secret), SSH_MCP_PASSWORD (secret), SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands 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
Only Self-hosted GitHub MCP server asks for
GITHUB_TOKEN (secret)
Only SSH — policy-gated remote access asks for
SSH_MCP_KEYSSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE (secret)SSH_MCP_PASSWORD (secret)SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Self-hosted GitHub MCP server · What it can do: SSH — policy-gated remote access · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.