mcp-ssh-manager
An MCP server that enables AI agents to execute SSH commands, transfer files via SFTP, and manage remote servers. It features human-in-the-loop approval, an encrypted credential vault, and a live audit trail for security and oversight.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
Checks and signals
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- Popularity 531 GitHub stars
What you can do with it
- Run commands on remote servers
- Transfer files via SFTP
- Check server health
- Take database backups
Source and maintenance
- Last repository push
- Latest release
- v4.0.2
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
mcp-ssh-manager 4.0.1
{
"version": "4.0.1",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "mcp-ssh-manager",
"registryType": "npm",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "SSH_CONFIG_PATH",
"format": "filepath",
"description": "Path to a TOML file holding the server definitions. Defaults to ~/.codex/ssh-config.toml. Each server can set MODE to readonly or restricted to constrain what the agent may run."
},
{
"name": "SSH_ENV_PATH",
"format": "filepath",
"description": "Path to a .env file declaring servers as SSH_SERVER_<NAME>_HOST, _USER, _KEYPATH and friends. Defaults to a .env next to the package."
}
]
}Tools
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Maintenance history
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- · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-manager@4.0.1"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-manager@4.0.1"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-manager@4.0.1"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ssh-manager@4.0.1"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
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