SSH MCP Server

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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 ssh -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.ssh]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ssh-agent-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SSH_HOST (Hostname or IP address of the SSH server.), SSH_USERNAME (Username for SSH authentication.), SSH_PORT (SSH port number.), SSH_AUTH_SOCK (Path to SSH agent socket for agent-based authentication.), SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH (Path to private key file for direct key authentication.), SSH_PASSPHRASE (Passphrase for encrypted private key.), SSH_TIMEOUT (Connection timeout in milliseconds.), SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT (Default command activity timeout in milliseconds.), ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS (Comma-separated list of tool groups to enable (readonly, write, admin).), SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS (Skip SSH connection health check on startup.), HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT (Health check timeout in milliseconds.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.