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SSH MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.hypnosis/ssh-mcp-server

Modern SSH for AI agents — cloud servers to BusyBox routers, with destructive commands blocked.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install SSH MCP Server in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hypnosis/ssh-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_PROFILES_FILE": "<SSH_PROFILES_FILE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<SSH_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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