Read-only remote access to Linux systems for administration, diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add linux --env LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE='<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>' -- uvx linux-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.linux]
command = "uvx"
args = ["linux-mcp-server"]
env = { LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE = "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>" }
# codex mcp add linux --env LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE='<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>' -- uvx linux-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"linux": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.