# linux-admin-mcp-server

> MCP server for Linux system administration — manage services, processes, disk, network and logs via AI agents

Record `linux-admin-mcp-server` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/linux-admin-mcp-server/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/linux-admin-mcp-server
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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/linux-admin-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/AiAgentKarl/linux-admin-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/AiAgentKarl/linux-admin-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: admin, claude, devops, linux, mcp, server, sysadmin, systemd
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:linux-admin-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# linux-admin-mcp-server

**Linux system administration via AI agents** — MCP server for managing services, processes, disk, network and logs on Linux systems.

## Features

- **14 tools** for complete Linux system management
- **System info**: CPU, RAM, Uptime, Kernel, OS-Release
- **Disk & Memory**: Usage statistics with warnings for high utilization
- **Health Check**: Automated system health assessment (OK/WARNING)
- **Systemd Services**: List, status, start/stop/restart, enable/disable, logs
- **Process Management**: List processes sorted by CPU/memory, search by name
- **Network**: Interfaces, open ports, active connections, DNS lookup
- **Safety**: Only predefined commands, no arbitrary shell execution

## Installation

```bash
pip install linux-admin-mcp-server
```

## Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-admin": {
      "command": "linux-admin-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

> **Note:** Run Claude Desktop on your Linux machine, or use this server on a Linux system where you want AI-assisted administration.

## Available Tools

| Tool | Description | Sudo Required |
|------|-------------|---------------|
| `system_info` | Hostname, kernel, CPU, RAM, uptime | No |
| `disk_usage` | Disk usage for all mounted filesystems | No |
| `memory_usage` | RAM and swap usage details | No |
| `health_check` | Full system health assessment | No |
| `services_list` | List systemd services (all/running/failed) | No |
| `service_status` | Detailed status of a specific service | No |
| `service_manage` | Start/stop/restart/enable/disable a service | Yes |
| `service_logs` | Last N log lines via journalctl | No |
| `processes_list` | Running processes sorted by CPU/memory | No |
| `process_find` | Find processes by name | No |
| `top_consumers` | Top 5 CPU and memory consumers | No |
| `network_interfaces` | Network interfaces and IP addresses | No |
| `open_ports` | Listening ports (LISTEN state) | No |
| `a…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (0.882, derived)
- dev.monitoring (0.756, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/linux-admin-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T23:25:38.230Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/linux-admin-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/linux-admin-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:linux-admin-mcp-server