SSH MCP

Name: SSH MCP
Author: tufantunc

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SSH control for Linux and Windows servers: execute remote shell commands with password or SSH key authentication.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add ssh --env SSH_MCP_PASSWORD='<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>' --env SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE='<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>' --env SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD='<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y ssh-mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.ssh]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ssh-mcp"]
env = { SSH_MCP_PASSWORD = "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>", SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE = "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>", SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD = "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>" }

# codex mcp add ssh --env SSH_MCP_PASSWORD='<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>' --env SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE='<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>' --env SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD='<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y ssh-mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "ssh": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

SSH_MCP_PASSWORD
SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE
SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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