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Claude Desktop

ssh for Claude Desktop

com.pulsemcp/ssh

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

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install ssh in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-agent-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_USERNAME": "<SSH_USERNAME>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_AUTH_SOCK": "<SSH_AUTH_SOCK>",
        "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SSH_PASSPHRASE": "<SSH_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SSH_TIMEOUT": "<SSH_TIMEOUT>",
        "SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<SSH_COMMAND_TIMEOUT>",
        "ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "<ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS>",
        "SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS": "<SKIP_HEALTH_CHECKS>",
        "HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT": "<HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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