SSH Session MCP

A shared SSH MCP server that maintains a persistent PTY for both human operators and AI agents, featuring a browser terminal viewer, input locking, async command tracking, and safe/full execution modes to enable collaborative remote debugging and deployment.

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What you can do with it

AI-assisted remote terminal collaboration
Remote debugging on embedded Linux boards
Safe long-running deployment execution
Shared PTY session management

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 2.7.1

mcp-registry: io.github.Zw-awa/ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ssh-session-mcp 2.7.1

npm

ssh-session-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "2.7.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ssh-session-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_CONFIG",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents."
    },
    {
      "name": "VIEWER_PORT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer."
    },
    {
      "name": "VIEWER_HOST",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access."
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_MODE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_LOCAL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Set to true or 1 to run a local shell instead of opening a real SSH connection. Useful for demos and offline testing."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_MCP_DEBUG",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_HOST",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_PORT",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_USER",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value."
    },
    {
      "name": "SSH_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<YOUR_VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<YOUR_VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<YOUR_AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<YOUR_SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<YOUR_VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<YOUR_VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<YOUR_AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<YOUR_SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<YOUR_VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<YOUR_VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<YOUR_AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<YOUR_SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<YOUR_VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<YOUR_VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<YOUR_AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<YOUR_SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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