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claude mcp add mcp-ssh-manager -e SSH_CONFIG_PATH=<SSH_CONFIG_PATH> -e SSH_ENV_PATH=<SSH_ENV_PATH> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-ssh-manager": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "<SSH_CONFIG_PATH>",
"SSH_ENV_PATH": "<SSH_ENV_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
SSH_CONFIG_PATHOptional | Path to a TOML file holding the server definitions. Defaults to ~/.codex/ssh-config.toml. Each server can set MODE to readonly or restricted to constrain what the agent may run. |
SSH_ENV_PATHOptional | Path to a .env file declaring servers as SSH_SERVER_<NAME>_HOST, _USER, _KEYPATH and friends. Defaults to a .env next to the package. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager |
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