SSH MCP Tool runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping.
Secure MCP SSH automation server with policy controls, resources, prompts, stdio, and HTTP.
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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 mcp-ssh-tool -- npx -y mcp-ssh-tool
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-tool": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-tool"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-ssh-tool]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-ssh-tool"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-tool": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-tool"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-tool": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-tool"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
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