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MCP SSH Manager MCP Server

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MCP SSH Manager runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 117 installs a week from npm. Last commit 28 Aug 2026.

SSH server management for agents, with per-server read-only and allowlist security modes

Installs per day peak 240 · avg 105 · -24% w/w
a month agotoday
2 117
Installs / week
npm · mcp-ssh-manager
464
Stars
3 open issues
28 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 13 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Claims read-only, but the code runs commands src/index.js:474, [пакет] src/index.js:474
    const child = spawn(cmd, {
Deletes files or strips permissions src/backup-manager.js:164, src/database-manager.js:131, [пакет] src/backup-manager.js:164 и ещё 1
    command += ` && rm -rf ${shellQuote(outputDir)}`;
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Installs itself into autostart src/index.js:3927, [пакет] src/index.js:3927
              next_run: 'Use crontab -l to see next run time'
    const child = spawn(cmd, {
            prompt_input "SSH key path" "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa" "auth_value"
    for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {

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We found things in this code

Code changes quietly between releases, and nobody reads the diff of a dependency. We do, on every release — watch MCP SSH Manager and you get told the day something new turns up.

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Connect this server

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-ssh-manager -- npx -y mcp-ssh-manager
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-ssh-manager]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-ssh-manager"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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MCP SSH Manager — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MCP SSH Manager?
MCP SSH Manager runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mcp-ssh-manager was installed 2 117 times last week.
How do I connect MCP SSH Manager?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mcp-ssh-manager straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MCP SSH Manager?
The npm package mcp-ssh-manager was installed 2 117 times in the last week. Week over week that is -24%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MCP SSH Manager open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 464 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.