Install linux-mcp-server for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/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": ""
}
}
}
}