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SSH Session MCP

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

by io.github.Zw-awav2.7.1GitHub npm Website

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Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

SSH_MCP_CONFIG — Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory.
SSH_MCP_INSTANCE — Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents.
VIEWER_PORT — Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer.
VIEWER_HOST — Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access.
AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL — Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created.
SSH_MCP_MODE — Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution.
SSH_MCP_LOCAL — 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 — Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting.
SSH_HOST — Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PORT — Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_USER — Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.
SSH_PASSWORD — Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value.
SSH_KEY — Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode.

Provider

Claude Code

SSH_MCP_CONFIG=<value> SSH_MCP_INSTANCE=<value> VIEWER_PORT=<value> VIEWER_HOST=<value> AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL=<value> SSH_MCP_MODE=<value> SSH_MCP_LOCAL=<value> SSH_MCP_DEBUG=<value> SSH_HOST=<value> SSH_PORT=<value> SSH_USER=<value> SSH_PASSWORD=<secret> SSH_KEY=<value> claude mcp add io.github.zw-awa-ssh-session-mcp -- npx -y [email protected]

Run in a terminal.

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.zw-awa-ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<value>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<value>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<value>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<value>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<value>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<value>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<value>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<value>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<value>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<value>",
        "SSH_USER": "<value>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<secret>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

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