MCP SSH Server

What it does

This server enables AI agents to establish and maintain persistent SSH connections to remote hosts. Unlike standard one-off command execution, this server preserves the environment and working directory state across multiple calls, effectively giving the AI a real shell session.

Tools

• ssh_connect: Establishes a new persistent SSH session.
• ssh_execute: Runs a command in an active session (state persists).
• ssh_execute_async: Starts a long-running command in the background.
• ssh_job_status: Checks the status and output of an async job.
• ssh_job_list: Lists all active background jobs for a connection.
• ssh_close: Terminates a connection and cleans up the session.
• ssh_list: Displays all currently active SSH connections.

Installation

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-ssh",
      "args": [
        "--allowed-hosts",
        "192.168.1.*,*.example.com"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• Claude Desktop