linux mcp server for Claude Code

io.github.rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server

MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting

client:Claude Code transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install linux mcp server in Claude Code

run in your project directory

LINUX_MCP_USER

LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH

LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE

LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY

LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT

LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS

LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH

LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS

LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR

LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL

LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS

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

claude mcp add linux-mcp-server -e LINUX_MCP_USER=<LINUX_MCP_USER> -e LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH=<LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH> -e LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE=<LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE> -e LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY=<LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY> -e LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT=<LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT> -e LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS=<LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS> -e LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH=<LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH> -e LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS=<LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS> -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR=<LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR> -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL> -e LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=<LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS> -- uvx linux-mcp-server

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

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