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SSH — policy-gated remote access

io.github.tufantunc/ssh-mcp

Policy-gated, audited SSH for Linux and Windows hosts: roles, approvals, and an audit log.

Install

Add the config to your client settings. Replace values in <angle brackets> with your own.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-mcp@2.19.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_MCP_KEY": "<SSH_MCP_KEY>",
        "SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD": "<SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Details

Name: io.github.tufantunc/ssh-mcp
Version: 2.19.1
Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Source: Official MCP Registry
Repository: https://github.com/tufantunc/ssh-mcp
Website: https://github.com/tufantunc/ssh-mcp#readme