SSH Session MCP Server

What the code does

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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.

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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 ssh-session-mcp -- npx -y ssh-session-mcp

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

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

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

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SSH_MCP_CONFIG (Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory.), SSH_MCP_INSTANCE (Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents.), VIEWER_PORT (Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer.), VIEWER_HOST (Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access.), AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL (Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created.), SSH_MCP_MODE (Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution.), SSH_MCP_LOCAL (Set to true or 1 to run a local shell instead of opening a real SSH connection. Useful for demos and offline testing.), SSH_MCP_DEBUG (Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting.), SSH_HOST (Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.), SSH_PORT (Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.), SSH_USER (Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.), SSH_PASSWORD (Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value.), SSH_KEY (Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.