01 · ABOUT

What mcp-remote does

A command-line client for connecting to remote MCP servers with OAuth authentication and support for multiple transport protocols including SSE and HTTP.

Why teams reach for it: It lets an MCP client that only speaks local stdio talk to a remote MCP server, carrying the OAuth authorization flow those clients do not yet implement, and is meant to be dropped once the client supports remote authorized servers itself.

CLI toolOpen SourceTypeScriptJavaScriptMCP Server & Client
02 · TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

How mcp-remote compares

Fields the vendor doesn't document are left blank here rather than guessed — a blank means nothing verified, not a "no."

Interface
CLI
Transports
stdio, SSE, Streamable HTTP
Oauth Flow Testing
Yes
Llm Playground
No
Tests Client Features
None
Conformance Testing
None
Install Method
npx
Requires Account
No
Open Source
Yes
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