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SSH — policy-gated remote access MCP server

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

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Install guides

At a glance

GitHub stars
852
License
MIT
Last push
Nov 1, 2026
npm package
ssh-mcp@2.22.0
Environment variableRequiredWhat it is
SSH_MCP_PASSWORDsecretNoPassword for the configured profile; a per-profile SSH_MCP_<PROFILE>_PASSWORD takes precedence. Credentials are never accepted as CLI arguments.
SSH_MCP_KEYNoPath to the private key file to authenticate with — the path, not the key material. A per-profile SSH_MCP_<PROFILE>_KEY takes precedence.
SSH_MCP_PASSPHRASEsecretNoPassphrase for an encrypted private key.
SSH_MCP_SUDO_PASSWORDsecretNoPassword the sudo tool escalates with, when the policy in force allows the privileged class.

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