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To add MCP SSH Gateway 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 declares 4 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx mcp-ssh-gateway@7.0.0Environment variables
SSH_SERVERS_CONFIGSet in your MCP configSSH_MCP_CACHE_DIRSet in your MCP configSSH_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configSSH_COMMAND_BLACKLISTSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add mcp-ssh-gateway --env SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG=<YOUR_SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG> --env SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR=<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR> --env SSH_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_SSH_READ_ONLY> --env SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST=<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST> -- uvx mcp-ssh-gateway@7.0.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
MCP SSH Gateway 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 declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR SSH_READ_ONLY SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install MCP SSH Gateway?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add MCP SSH Gateway 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 MCP SSH Gateway?
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 MCP SSH Gateway as well.
Does MCP SSH Gateway need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: SSH_SERVERS_CONFIG, SSH_MCP_CACHE_DIR, SSH_READ_ONLY, SSH_COMMAND_BLACKLIST; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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