mcp-ssh-manager

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add mcp-ssh-manager -e SSH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SSH_ENV_PATH=... -- npx -y mcp-ssh-manager

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": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "...",
        "SSH_ENV_PATH": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

SSH server management for agents, with per-server read-only and allowlist security modes

Questions

mcp-ssh-manager is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package mcp-ssh-manager.

Run: claude mcp add mcp-ssh-manager -e SSH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SSH_ENV_PATH=... -- npx -y mcp-ssh-manager

Run: codex mcp add mcp-ssh-manager --env SSH_CONFIG_PATH=... --env SSH_ENV_PATH=... -- npx -y mcp-ssh-manager

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