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SysKnife MCP Server

io.github.lacs-project/sysknife

What is the SysKnife MCP server?

Administers Linux via typed, approval-gated actions with an Ed25519-signed audit trail.

How to install SysKnife

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • SYSKNIFE_SOCKET

    Where the privileged daemon listens: a unix:// path, a vsock:// target, or a bare path. Defaults to wherever the daemon bound, so it is only needed for a non-default install or a remote VM.

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sysknife": {
      "command": "sysknife-cli",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SYSKNIFE_SOCKET": "<YOUR_SYSKNIFE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sysknife": {
      "command": "sysknife-cli",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SYSKNIFE_SOCKET": "<YOUR_SYSKNIFE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sysknife": {
      "command": "sysknife-cli",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SYSKNIFE_SOCKET": "<YOUR_SYSKNIFE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sysknife": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "sysknife-cli",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SYSKNIFE_SOCKET": "<YOUR_SYSKNIFE_SOCKET>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add sysknife --env SYSKNIFE_SOCKET=<YOUR_SYSKNIFE_SOCKET> -- sysknife-cli mcp-server

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