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rpc-project: Remote native function calls for lean automation

Name: rpc-project: Remote native function calls for lean automation
Author: doronz88

A lightweight C server with a Python3 client lets founders trigger native code on any remote machine, ideal for cross‑platform automation scripts.

From the repo · “Minimalistic server (written in C) and a python3 client to allow calling native functions on a remote host for automation purposes”

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90 stars12 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 14Updated 10/20/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Trigger native code on a remote machine using a Python3 client and a tiny C server.

Real use case example

"A solo developer wants to compress large log files on a Linux server from their Mac. First they start the C server on the Linux box, then from their Mac they run the Python client to call the compression function, and finally the compressed file appears back on the Mac ready to be uploaded. The whole process finishes in minutes instead of manually copying files and running separate commands."

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When to use it

•When automating deployment scripts across multiple remote servers
•When needing to run native system commands on a remote host from a Python application
•When integrating remote automation into a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline

Ready-to-paste prompt

python client/rpc_client.py -h remote_host -p 8080 -f 'list_dir /path/to/directory'

Heads up: The rpc-project server needs to be built manually using the make command and requires a C compiler to be installed on the system

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Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/rpc-project && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/rpc-project/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/rpc-project/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How rpc-project: Remote native function calls for lean automation works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Rpc-project: Remote native function calls for lean automation is a large Python project (~33k lines across 166 code files, plus 25 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Large codebase

~33k lines · 166 code files · ~5 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 54%C 22%C++ 17%M4 3%CMake 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
src/__init__.py
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic231 files

docs/Documentation16 files

overrides/Folder1 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)6 files

.claude/Editor / agent settings1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month