SSH Session MCP for Zed

io.github.zw-awa/ssh-session-mcp

Shared SSH PTY runtime for MCP clients with viewer, input lock, async tracking, and policy rules.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install SSH Session MCP in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

SSH_MCP_CONFIG

SSH_MCP_INSTANCE

VIEWER_PORT

VIEWER_HOST

AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL

SSH_MCP_MODE

SSH_MCP_LOCAL

SSH_MCP_DEBUG

SSH_HOST

SSH_PORT

SSH_USER

SSH_PASSWORD

SSH_KEY

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ssh-session-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<SSH_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<SSH_MCP_INSTANCE>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<VIEWER_PORT>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<VIEWER_HOST>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<SSH_MCP_MODE>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<SSH_MCP_LOCAL>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<SSH_MCP_DEBUG>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<SSH_HOST>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<SSH_PORT>",
        "SSH_USER": "<SSH_USER>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<SSH_PASSWORD>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<SSH_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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