Mcp Ssh Tool

Name: Mcp Ssh Tool
Author: oaslananka

mcp-ssh-tool · by oaslananka

Model Context Protocol (MCP) SSH client server for remote automation

419/wk 28 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 15d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

28 tools · ~794 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

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What Mcp Ssh Tool does

Production-grade MCP SSH automation for operators, developers, and AI clients. mcp-ssh-tool opens persistent SSH sessions and exposes safe, structured tools for command execution, file operations, transfers, tunnels, package/service management, metrics, resources, and guided prompts.

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Security

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1 fixed

GHSA-j7h9-2jh7-g967medium · fixedCVSS 4

mcp-ssh-tool has file transfer path policy bypass and bearer token comparison hardening

## Summary `mcp-ssh-tool` has released version `2.1.1` with security hardening for transfer path authorization and HTTP bearer authentication. The release addresses: - insufficient local path policy enforcement in transfer-related filesystem handling - incomplete canonicalization and segment-boundary handling for deny-prefix path policy checks - non-constant-time HTTP bearer token comparison ## Impact Affected versions may allow policy bypass in transfer path handling under specific configu

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 2.1.1source →

Inventory

Tools (28)

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~794 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (7)

sessions/active

List of currently active SSH sessions

mcp-ssh-tool://sessions/active

metrics/json

Server metrics in JSON format

mcp-ssh-tool://metrics/json

metrics/prometheus

Server metrics in Prometheus format

mcp-ssh-tool://metrics/prometheus

ssh-config/hosts

SSH configuration and available hosts

mcp-ssh-tool://ssh-config/hosts

policy/effective

Effective policy configuration in effect

mcp-ssh-tool://policy/effective

audit/recent

Recent audit log entries

mcp-ssh-tool://audit/recent

capabilities/support-matrix

Support matrix for different target operating systems and environments

mcp-ssh-tool://capabilities/support-matrix

Inventory

Prompts (4)

safe-connect

Guided prompt for safely connecting to an SSH host with policy verification

inspect-host-capabilities

Guided prompt to inspect and display host capabilities

plan-mutation

Guided prompt to plan and review a mutation before execution

managed-config-change

Guided prompt for managed configuration changes with policy enforcement

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp Ssh Tool safe to use?: Mcp Ssh Tool has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Mcp Ssh Tool?: Mcp Ssh Tool supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Mcp Ssh Tool do?: Mcp Ssh Tool provides 28 tools: ssh_open_session, ssh_close_session, ssh_list_sessions, ssh_ping, ssh_list_configured_hosts and 23 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Mcp Ssh Tool?: Mcp Ssh Tool is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mcp Ssh Tool actively maintained?: Mcp Ssh Tool is actively maintained — last commit was 15 days ago.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mcp Ssh Tool safe to use?

Mcp Ssh Tool has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Mcp Ssh Tool?

Mcp Ssh Tool supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Mcp Ssh Tool do?

Mcp Ssh Tool provides 28 tools: ssh_open_session, ssh_close_session, ssh_list_sessions, ssh_ping, ssh_list_configured_hosts and 23 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Mcp Ssh Tool?

Mcp Ssh Tool is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Mcp Ssh Tool actively maintained?

Mcp Ssh Tool is actively maintained — last commit was 15 days ago.