Linux MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

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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.

        raw_export = subprocess.run(

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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.

claude mcp add linux-mcp-server -- uvx linux-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "linux-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.linux-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["linux-mcp-server"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "linux-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "linux-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: LINUX_MCP_USER (Default username for SSH connections), LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH (Path to SSH private key), LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE (Passphrase for encrypted SSH key), LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY (Auto-discover keys in `~/.ssh`), LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT (SSH command timeout in seconds (default: 30)), LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS (Verify remote host identity via known_hosts), LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH (Custom path to known_hosts file), LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS (Comma-separated allowlist of log files), LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR (Server log directory), LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL (Log verbosity (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING)), LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS (Days to keep log files). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.