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linux-mcp-server MCP Server

Name: linux-mcp-server MCP Server
Author: rhel-lightspeed

MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rhel-lightspeed-linux-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "linux-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINUX_MCP_USER": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "YOUR_LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE",
        "LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "",
        "LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
LINUX_MCP_USER	No	Default username for SSH connections
LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH	No	Path to SSH private key
LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE	No	Passphrase for encrypted SSH key Secret.
LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY	No	Auto-discover keys in `~/.ssh`
LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT	No	SSH command timeout in seconds (default: 30)
LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS	No	Verify remote host identity via known_hosts
LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH	No	Custom path to known_hosts file
LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS	No	Comma-separated allowlist of log files
LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR	No	Server log directory
LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL	No	Log verbosity (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING)
LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS	No	Days to keep log files

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