linux-mcp-server
local MCP serverInstallation
Terminal
claude mcp add linux-mcp-server -e LINUX_MCP_USER=... -e LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH=... -e LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE=... -e LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY=... -e LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=... -e LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS=... -e LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH=... -e LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=... -- uvx linux-mcp-server
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_USER": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "...",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
Summary
MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
Questions
linux-mcp-server is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package linux-mcp-server.
Run: claude mcp add linux-mcp-server -e LINUX_MCP_USER=... -e LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH=... -e LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE=... -e LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY=... -e LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=... -e LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS=... -e LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH=... -e LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=... -- uvx linux-mcp-server
Run: codex mcp add linux-mcp-server --env LINUX_MCP_USER=... --env LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH=... --env LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE=... --env LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY=... --env LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=... --env LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS=... --env LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH=... --env LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS=... --env LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR=... --env LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=... --env LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=... -- uvx linux-mcp-server
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