mcp-remote
Connect MCP clients that only support local stdio servers to remote MCP servers, with OAuth support.
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Using a hosted MCP server from a client that only accepts command-based servers.
About mcp-remote
mcp-remote runs locally as a stdio server and forwards traffic to a remote MCP server, handling authentication including OAuth, custom headers and multiple instances per server. It lets clients without native remote-server support use hosted MCP servers, and supports servers on the 2026-07-28 protocol revision.
mcp-remote is listed in this index written primarily in TypeScript, with 1.7k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in November 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date.
npx mcp-remote https://<remote-server>/mcp