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ssh for Claude Code

com.pulsemcp/ssh

MCP server for SSH remote server management with SSH agent authentication support.

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install ssh in Claude Code

run in your project directory

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

claude mcp add ssh -e SSH_HOST=<SSH_HOST> -e SSH_USERNAME=<SSH_USERNAME> -e SSH_PORT=<SSH_PORT> -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=<SSH_AUTH_SOCK> -e SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH> -e SSH_PASSPHRASE=<SSH_PASSPHRASE> -e SSH_TIMEOUT=<SSH_TIMEOUT> -e SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=<SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT> -e ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=<ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS> -e SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS=<SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS> -e HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT=<HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT> -- npx -y ssh-agent-mcp-server

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

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