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VPS Ops MCP Server

API key required

Stdio MCP server that inspects and (with confirmation) mutates one VPS over SSH.

To add VPS Ops 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 9 environment variables, listed below.

DevTools

Install

npx -y @koller-nexus/vps-ops-mcp@0.1.0

Environment variables

VPS_SSH_KEY_PATHSet in your MCP config
VPS_HOSTSet in your MCP config
VPS_USERSet in your MCP config
VPS_PORTSet in your MCP config
VPS_COMPOSE_DIRSet in your MCP config
VPS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MSSet in your MCP config
VPS_LOG_MAX_BYTESSet in your MCP config
VPS_ALLOW_MUTATIONSSet in your MCP config
VPS_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASESet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add vps-ops --env VPS_SSH_KEY_PATH=<YOUR_VPS_SSH_KEY_PATH> --env VPS_HOST=<YOUR_VPS_HOST> --env VPS_USER=<YOUR_VPS_USER> --env VPS_PORT=<YOUR_VPS_PORT> --env VPS_COMPOSE_DIR=<YOUR_VPS_COMPOSE_DIR> --env VPS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_VPS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS> --env VPS_LOG_MAX_BYTES=<YOUR_VPS_LOG_MAX_BYTES> --env VPS_ALLOW_MUTATIONS=<YOUR_VPS_ALLOW_MUTATIONS> --env VPS_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_VPS_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE> -- npx -y @koller-nexus/vps-ops-mcp@0.1.0

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

What this does

VPS Ops 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:

VPS_SSH_KEY_PATH
VPS_HOST
VPS_USER
VPS_PORT
VPS_COMPOSE_DIR
VPS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS
VPS_LOG_MAX_BYTES
VPS_ALLOW_MUTATIONS
VPS_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE

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

Frequently asked questions

How do I install VPS Ops?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add VPS Ops 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 VPS Ops?

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 VPS Ops as well.

Does VPS Ops need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: VPS_SSH_KEY_PATH, VPS_HOST, VPS_USER, VPS_PORT, VPS_COMPOSE_DIR, VPS_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS, VPS_LOG_MAX_BYTES, VPS_ALLOW_MUTATIONS, VPS_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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