SSH MCP Tool

Official

by oaslananka

Secure MCP SSH automation server with policy controls, resources, prompts, stdio, and HTTP.

SSH automation server with policy controls for secure remote execution.

Install

Environment variables

SSH_MCP_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS

Comma-separated allowed browser origins for Streamable HTTP clients. Keep this restricted when not using loopback.

SSH_MCP_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN_FILEsecret

Path to a bearer token file. Required for non-loopback HTTP bindings.

SSH_MCP_HTTP_PUBLIC_URL

Stable HTTPS public /mcp URL. Required for non-loopback HTTP bindings.

SSH_MCP_HTTP_TRUST_PROXY

Set to true only behind a trusted reverse proxy that controls forwarded headers.

Arguments

--hostdefault 127.0.0.1

--portdefault 3000

port

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-tool": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-tool@2.2.7"
      ]
    }
  }
}