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Replit SSH for VS Code

io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-replit-ssh

Read, write, list, and check files on Replit projects over SSH/SFTP, plus SSH key setup.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Replit SSH in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "replit-ssh-request-timeout-ms",
      "description": "REPLIT_SSH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mcp-replit-ssh-strict-host-key",
      "description": "MCP_REPLIT_SSH_STRICT_HOST_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mcp-replit-ssh-known-hosts-path",
      "description": "MCP_REPLIT_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-replit-ssh": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-replit-ssh"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REPLIT_SSH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:replit-ssh-request-timeout-ms}",
        "MCP_REPLIT_SSH_STRICT_HOST_KEY": "${input:mcp-replit-ssh-strict-host-key}",
        "MCP_REPLIT_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH": "${input:mcp-replit-ssh-known-hosts-path}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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