# mcp-ssh

> MCP server for managing persistent SSH sessions

Record `jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Jon Rogers <devnullvoid>
- homepage: https://github.com/DBeidachazi/mcp-ssh
- repository: https://github.com/DBeidachazi/mcp-ssh
- version: 0.2.7
- license: Copyright © 2025 Jon Rogers
        
        Permission is here…
- protocols: mcp
- tags: cli, fastmcp, mcp, ssh
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-ssh

### Description (declared)

# MCP SSH Session

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **Alternative version: [mcp-ssh-tmux](https://github.com/devnullvoid/mcp-ssh-tmux)**.
> Uses `tmux` for improved persistence, observability, and a superior "LLM-as-Observer" approach.

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to establish and manage persistent SSH sessions.

<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@devnullvoid/mcp-ssh-session">
  <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@devnullvoid/mcp-ssh-session/badge" alt="SSH Session MCP server" />
</a>

## Features

- **Smart Command Execution**: Never hangs the server - automatically transitions to async mode if timeout is reached
- **Persistent Sessions**: SSH connections are reused across multiple command executions
- **Async Command Execution**: Non-blocking execution for long-running commands
- **SSH Config Support**: Automatically reads and uses settings from `~/.ssh/config`
- **Multi-host Support**: Manage connections to multiple hosts simultaneously
- **Automatic Reconnection**: Dead connections are detected and automatically re-established
- **Thread-safe**: Safe for concurrent operations
- **Network Device Support**: Automatic enable mode handling for routers and switches
- **Sudo Support**: Automatic password handling for sudo commands on Unix/Linux hosts
- **File Operations**: Safe helpers to read and write remote files over SFTP
- **Command Interruption**: Send Ctrl+C to interrupt running commands

## Installation

The package is published on PyPI as [`mcp-ssh`](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-ssh/).

### Using `uvx`

```bash
uvx mcp-ssh
```

For a persistent local installation:

```bash
uv tool install mcp-ssh
```

This installs both `mcp-ssh` and the backward-compatible
`mcp-ssh-session` command.

### Using Claude Code

Add to your `~/.claude.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-ssh"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
```

### Using MCP Ins…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-ssh/ (first seen 2026-09-10T04:23:18.166Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh · ARD identifier urn:air::server:jon-rogers-devnullvoid-mcp-ssh