SSH Session MCP MCP Server

io.github.Zw-awa/ssh-session-mcp

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What is the SSH Session MCP MCP server?

Shared SSH PTY runtime for MCP clients with viewer, input lock, async tracking, and policy rules.

How to install SSH Session MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

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

Environment / auth

SSH_MCP_CONFIG
Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory.
SSH_MCP_INSTANCE
Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents.
VIEWER_PORT
Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer.
VIEWER_HOST
Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access.
AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL
Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created.
SSH_MCP_MODE
Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution.
SSH_MCP_LOCAL
Set to true or 1 to run a local shell instead of opening a real SSH connection. Useful for demos and offline testing.
SSH_MCP_DEBUG
Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting.
SSH_HOST
Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PORT
Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_USER
Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PASSWORD
secret
Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value.
SSH_KEY
Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<YOUR_VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<YOUR_VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<YOUR_AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<YOUR_SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<YOUR_SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<YOUR_SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<YOUR_SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<YOUR_SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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