Persistent SSH PTY session manager for MCP clients with actor-aware input tracking, split dashboard rendering, and automatic session cleanup.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ssh-session --env SSH_PASSWORD='<SSH_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y ssh-session-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ssh-session]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ssh-session-mcp"]
env = { SSH_PASSWORD = "<SSH_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add ssh-session --env SSH_PASSWORD='<SSH_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y ssh-session-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh-session": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-session-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ssh-session": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-session-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh-session": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-session-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh-session": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-session-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh-session": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-session-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SSH_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.