ssh
About
MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support.
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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.
Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env vars
SSH_HOST SSH_USERNAME SSH_PORT SSH_AUTH_SOCK SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH SSH_PASSPHRASE SSH_TIMEOUT SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUTClaude Code
claude mcp add --env SSH_HOST= --env SSH_USERNAME= --env SSH_PORT= --env SSH_AUTH_SOCK= --env SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH= --env SSH_PASSPHRASE= --env SSH_TIMEOUT= --env SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT= --env ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS= --env SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS= --env HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT= ssh -- npx ssh-agent-mcp-server
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"ssh","command":"npx","args":["ssh-agent-mcp-server"],"env":{"SSH_HOST":"","SSH_USERNAME":"","SSH_PORT":"","SSH_AUTH_SOCK":"","SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH":"","SSH_PASSPHRASE":"","SSH_TIMEOUT":"","SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT":"","ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS":"","SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS":"","HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT":""}}'
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "",
"SSH_USERNAME": "",
"SSH_PORT": "",
"SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "",
"SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "",
"SSH_TIMEOUT": "",
"SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "",
"ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "",
"SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "",
"HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": ""
}
}
}
}
Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.