SSH MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH_PRIVATE_KEY | No | Path to SSH private key file. If not set, auto-discovery searches for keys in ~/.ssh/id_rsa, ~/.ssh/id_ed25519, ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| remote-sshB | Execute SSH commands on remote servers with private key authentication |
| ssh-edit-blockB | Edit specific text blocks in remote files (token-efficient alternative to full rewrites) |
| ssh-read-linesA | Read specific lines from remote files (token-efficient for large files) |
| ssh-search-codeA | Search for patterns in remote files without reading full content (token-efficient) |
| ssh-write-chunkB | Write content to remote files with append/rewrite modes (token-efficient for large content) |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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