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MCP SSH Gateway

An MCP server providing SSH terminals for AI agents. It features stateful shells that preserve context between calls, immediate exit code reporting, and support for router CLIs like Keenetic. It handles interactive prompts and long outputs efficiently without relying on sleep-based polling.

Package and access

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MCP SSH Gateway logo, by d00musCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by d00mus
You need:You need uv (or Python 3.11+ and pip ) and SSH access to a host you control.
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  • Popularity 3 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Execute commands on remote SSH hosts and retrieve exit codes
  • Maintain stateful shell sessions for variables and virtualenvs
  • Interact with router CLIs such as Keenetic
  • Handle interactive prompts like passwords or confirmations

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 7.0.0MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.d00mus/mcp-ssh-gateway@7.0.0Source repositoryProject website
Last repository push
Latest release
v7.0.0
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Packages and installation

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mcp-ssh-gateway 7.0.0

pypi
mcp-ssh-gateway package definition
{
  "version": "7.0.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp-ssh-gateway",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG",
      "description": "Path to the JSON file with SSH server targets, or an inline JSON string. Overridden by --servers-config."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR",
      "description": "Where logs and known_hosts are kept. Default: the user cache directory."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_READ_ONLY",
      "description": "Set to true/1 to force the global read-only guardrail."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST",
      "description": "Comma-separated global prohibited command patterns."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-gateway": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-ssh-gateway==7.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SSH_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_SSH_READ_ONLY>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-gateway": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-ssh-gateway==7.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SSH_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_SSH_READ_ONLY>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-ssh-gateway": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-ssh-gateway==7.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SSH_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_SSH_READ_ONLY>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-gateway": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-ssh-gateway==7.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR>",
        "SSH_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_SSH_READ_ONLY>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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