Provides read-only system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting for Linux systems, including system info, services, processes, logs, network, and storage diagnostics.
Provides read-only system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting for macOS systems, including system info, services, processes, logs, network, storage, and macOS-specific power and security diagnostics.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Linux MCP Server check disk usage on production server"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for read-only Unix-like system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
This project is a fork of the RHEL Lightspeed Linux MCP Server, extended with macOS diagnostics and native macOS tooling support.
Read-Only Operations: All tools are strictly read-only for safe diagnostics
Remote SSH Execution: Execute commands on remote systems via SSH with key-based authentication
Multi-Host Management: Connect to different remote hosts in the same session
Comprehensive Diagnostics: System info, services, processes, logs, network, storage, and macOS-specific power/security diagnostics
Configurable Log Access: Control which log files can be accessed via environment variables
Native Platform Support: Uses systemd/journald on Linux and launchd/unified logging on macOS
Related MCP server: mcp-ssh
For detailed instructions on setting up and using the Unix MCP Server, please refer to our official documentation:
Installation Guide: Detailed steps for pip, uv, and container-based deployments.
Client Configuration: MCP client setup examples.
Troubleshooting: Solutions for common issues.
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