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ssh MCP Server

Name: ssh
Author: com.pulsemcp

API key required

MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support.

To add ssh to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 11 environment variables, listed below.

Install

npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server@0.1.5

Environment variables

SSH_HOSTSet in your MCP config

SSH_USERNAMESet in your MCP config

SSH_PORTSet in your MCP config

SSH_AUTH_SOCKSet in your MCP config

SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATHSet in your MCP config

SSH_PASSPHRASESet in your MCP config

SSH_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP config

SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP config

ENABLED_TOOLGROUPSSet in your MCP config

SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKSSet in your MCP config

HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal

claude mcp add ssh --env SSH_HOST=<YOUR_SSH_HOST> --env SSH_USERNAME=<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME> --env SSH_PORT=<YOUR_SSH_PORT> --env SSH_AUTH_SOCK=<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK> --env SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH> --env SSH_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE> --env SSH_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT> --env SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT> --env ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS> --env SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS=<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS> --env HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT> -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server@0.1.5

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

ssh exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

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

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install ssh?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add ssh to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with ssh?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to ssh as well.

Does ssh need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: 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. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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