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SSH MCP

A security-first Model Context Protocol server that provides LLM agents with controlled SSH access to remote Linux hosts. It features command classification, policy-based authorization using a role and host-group matrix, human-in-the-loop approval for destructive actions, and comprehensive audit logging to mitigate risks associated with giving AI shell access.

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SSH MCP logo, by tufantuncCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by tufantunc
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What you can do with it

  • Execute safe commands on remote Linux servers via LLM agents
  • Manage SSH access policies with role-based authorization
  • Audit SSH sessions with full decision logging

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 2.22.0
mcp-registry: io.github.tufantunc/ssh-mcp@2.22.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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ssh-mcp 2.22.0

npm
ssh-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "2.22.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ssh-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD",
      "description": "Password for the configured profile; a per-profile SSH_MCP_<PROFILE>_PASSWORD takes precedence. Credentials are never accepted as CLI arguments."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_KEY",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Path to the private key file to authenticate with — the path, not the key material. A per-profile SSH_MCP_<PROFILE>_KEY takes precedence."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE",
      "description": "Passphrase for an encrypted private key."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD",
      "description": "Password the sudo tool escalates with, when the policy in force allows the privileged class."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp@2.22.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_KEY>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp@2.22.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_KEY>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "ssh-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp@2.22.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_KEY>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp@2.22.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_KEY>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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