SSH Read-Only MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_HOST | No | Bind address for HTTP mode | 0.0.0.0 |
| MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP mode | 3000 |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Communication transport: stdio, http, or streamable-http | stdio |
| MCP_SERVER_NAME | No | Display name for the server | SSH Read-Only MCP Server |
| MCP_ENABLE_BROADCAST | No | Enable multicast discovery announcements | true |
| MCP_BROADCAST_INTERVAL | No | Seconds between broadcast announcements | 30 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ssh_connectA | Establish SSH connection to a remote machine (read-only access only). |
| ssh_executeA | Execute a read-only command on the connected remote machine. |
| ssh_disconnectC | Disconnect from the remote machine. |
| ssh_list_connectionsA | List all active SSH connections. Returns: List of active connections |
| ssh_get_allowed_commandsA | Get the list of allowed read-only commands. Returns: List of allowed commands |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
Each tool has a distinct purpose: connecting, disconnecting, executing commands, listing allowed commands, and listing connections. No overlap, clear differentiation.
All tools follow the ssh_verb_noun pattern consistently, with verbs like connect, disconnect, execute, get_allowed_commands, and list_connections. Minor variation between get and list is acceptable as both are retrieval verbs.
5 tools is well-scoped for a read-only SSH server. Each tool covers a necessary operation without redundancy or missing essentials.
The tool surface covers the full lifecycle of a read-only SSH session: connect, execute (read-only commands), disconnect, and utilities like listing allowed commands and connections. No obvious gaps.