SSH Session MCP

What this does

SSH Session MCP 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_MCP_CONFIG
SSH_MCP_INSTANCE
VIEWER_PORT
VIEWER_HOST
AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL
SSH_MCP_MODE
SSH_MCP_LOCAL
SSH_MCP_DEBUG
SSH_HOST
SSH_PORT
SSH_USER
SSH_PASSWORD
SSH_KEY

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

How do I install SSH Session MCP?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add SSH Session MCP 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 Session MCP?

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 Session MCP as well.

Does SSH Session MCP need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: SSH_MCP_CONFIG, SSH_MCP_INSTANCE, VIEWER_PORT, VIEWER_HOST, AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL, SSH_MCP_MODE, SSH_MCP_LOCAL, SSH_MCP_DEBUG, SSH_HOST, SSH_PORT, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.