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SSH Session MCP MCP Server

Name: SSH Session MCP MCP Server
Author: zw-awa

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

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zw-awa-ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp@2.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "",
        "SSH_HOST": "",
        "SSH_PORT": "",
        "SSH_USER": "",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SSH_PASSWORD",
        "SSH_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
SSH_MCP_CONFIG	No	Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory.
SSH_MCP_INSTANCE	No	Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents.
VIEWER_PORT	No	Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer.
VIEWER_HOST	No	Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access.
AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL	No	Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created.
SSH_MCP_MODE	No	Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution.
SSH_MCP_LOCAL	No	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	No	Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting.
SSH_HOST	No	Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PORT	No	Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_USER	No	Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PASSWORD	No	Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value. Secret.
SSH_KEY	No	Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode.

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