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ssh MCP Server

Name: ssh MCP Server
Author: pulsemcp

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

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulsemcp-ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server@0.1.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "",
        "SSH_PORT": "22",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "YOUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "30000",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "60000",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "false",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "10000"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
SSH_HOST	Yes	Hostname or IP address of the SSH server.
SSH_USERNAME	Yes	Username for SSH authentication.
SSH_PORT	No	SSH port number.
SSH_AUTH_SOCK	No	Path to SSH agent socket for agent-based authentication.
SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH	No	Path to private key file for direct key authentication.
SSH_PASSPHRASE	No	Passphrase for encrypted private key. Secret.
SSH_TIMEOUT	No	Connection timeout in milliseconds.
SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT	No	Default command activity timeout in milliseconds.
ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS	No	Comma-separated list of tool groups to enable (readonly, write, admin).
SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS	No	Skip SSH connection health check on startup.
HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT	No	Health check timeout in milliseconds.

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