MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ssh --env SSH_HOST='<SSH_HOST>' --env SSH_USERNAME='<SSH_USERNAME>' --env SSH_PASSPHRASE='<SSH_PASSPHRASE>' -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ssh]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ssh-agent-mcp-server"]
env = { SSH_HOST = "<SSH_HOST>", SSH_USERNAME = "<SSH_USERNAME>", SSH_PASSPHRASE = "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>" }
# codex mcp add ssh --env SSH_HOST='<SSH_HOST>' --env SSH_USERNAME='<SSH_USERNAME>' --env SSH_PASSPHRASE='<SSH_PASSPHRASE>' -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
"SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ssh": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
"SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
"SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
"SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ssh-agent-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
"SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
"SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SSH_HOSTSSH_USERNAMESSH_PASSPHRASE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.