What is hop?
hop is a MCP server by danmartuszewski that sSH connection manager with a TUI dashboard for discovering, searching and running commands on remote hosts. It is listed under Developer tools and has 65 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | danmartuszewski |
| Repository | danmartuszewski/hop |
| Popularity | 65 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #757 of 4,418 MCP servers; #185 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Not stated |
| Language | Go |
Is hop safe to install?
hop scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy; executes code or shell commands. It passed 2 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Where data goes is not stated | Note |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| Executes code or shell commands | Review |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install hop?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/danmartuszewski/hop
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add hop -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http hop <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs hop for you:
Add the "hop" MCP server from https://github.com/danmartuszewski/hop to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.