MCP Server

com.pulsemcp/ssh MCP Server

Name: com.pulsemcp/ssh MCP Server
Author: com.pulsemcp

com.pulsemcp/ssh

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What is the com.pulsemcp/ssh MCP server?

MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support.

How to install com.pulsemcp/ssh

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

SSH_HOST
required
Hostname or IP address of the SSH server.
SSH_USERNAME
required
Username for SSH authentication.
SSH_PORT
SSH port number.
SSH_AUTH_SOCK
Path to SSH agent socket for agent-based authentication.
SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
Path to private key file for direct key authentication.
SSH_PASSPHRASE
secret
Passphrase for encrypted private key.
SSH_TIMEOUT
Connection timeout in milliseconds.
SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT
Default command activity timeout in milliseconds.
ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS
Comma-separated list of tool groups to enable (readonly, write, admin).
SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS
Skip SSH connection health check on startup.
HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT
Health check timeout in milliseconds.

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK>",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT>",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS>",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK>",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT>",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS>",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK>",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT>",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS>",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "ssh": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server",
        "-y"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK>",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT>",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS>",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add ssh --env SSH_HOST=<YOUR_SSH_HOST> --env SSH_USERNAME=<YOUR_SSH_USERNAME> --env SSH_PORT=<YOUR_SSH_PORT> --env SSH_AUTH_SOCK=<YOUR_SSH_AUTH_SOCK> --env SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH> --env SSH_PASSPHRASE=<YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE> --env SSH_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_SSH_TIMEOUT> --env SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT> --env ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=<YOUR_ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS> --env SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS=<YOUR_SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS> --env HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT=<YOUR_HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT> -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server -y

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