Hostpanel runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
Host, Docker, Compose, SSH, logs and ZFS operations via two action-router tools.
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Today is the operative word: we check Hostpanel every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add hostpanel -- npx -y @reneturcios/hostpanel{
"mcpServers": {
"hostpanel": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/hostpanel"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.hostpanel]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@reneturcios/hostpanel"]{
"mcpServers": {
"hostpanel": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/hostpanel"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"hostpanel": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/hostpanel"
]
}
}
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