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SSH MCP Tool MCP Server

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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.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

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npm · mcp-ssh-tool
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What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet

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.

Known vulnerability in the package mcp-ssh-tool · GHSA-j7h9-2jh7-g967

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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-tool -- npx -y mcp-ssh-tool
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-tool"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-ssh-tool]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-ssh-tool"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-tool"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-tool": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-tool"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SSH_MCP_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS (Comma-separated allowed browser origins for Streamable HTTP clients. Keep this restricted when not using loopback.), SSH_MCP_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN_FILE (Path to a bearer token file. Required for non-loopback HTTP bindings.), SSH_MCP_HTTP_PUBLIC_URL (Stable HTTPS public /mcp URL. Required for non-loopback HTTP bindings.), SSH_MCP_HTTP_TRUST_PROXY (Set to true only behind a trusted reverse proxy that controls forwarded headers.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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SSH MCP Tool — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for SSH MCP Tool?
SSH MCP Tool 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-tool.
Is SSH MCP Tool still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect SSH MCP Tool?
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-tool straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.