# mcp-server-ssh-exec

> Execute commands remotely through an ssh connection

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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/mcp-server-ssh-exec/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-server-ssh-exec

### Description (declared)

# mcp-server-ssh-exec

** **All of the code in this project was created by a generative AI.** **

An MCP server for SSH connections and file operations.

## Components

### Tools

The server implements several SSH-related tools:

- **connect**: Connect to an SSH server
  - Optional parameters to override environment variables: host, port, username, password, key_path, key_passphrase
  - Returns connection status

- **disconnect**: Disconnect from the SSH server
  - No parameters required
  - Returns disconnection status

- **execute**: Execute a command on the SSH server
  - Required parameter: command (string)
  - Optional parameter: timeout (integer, seconds, default: 60)
  - Returns command output (stdout and stderr) and exit status

- **upload**: Upload a file to the SSH server
  - Required parameters: local_path, remote_path
  - Returns upload status

- **download**: Download a file from the SSH server
  - Required parameters: remote_path, local_path
  - Returns download status

- **list_files**: List files in a directory on the SSH server
  - Required parameter: path
  - Returns list of files with type and size information

## Configuration

The SSH connection parameters can be configured using environment variables in the MCP settings:

- `SSH_HOST`: SSH server hostname or IP address
- `SSH_PORT`: SSH server port (default: 22)
- `SSH_USERNAME`: SSH username
- `SSH_PASSWORD`: SSH password (if using password authentication)
- `SSH_KEY_PATH`: Path to SSH private key file (if using key authentication)
- `SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE`: Passphrase for SSH private key (if required)

You must provide either `SSH_PASSWORD` or `SSH_KEY_PATH` for authentication.

### Example Configuration

An example MCP configuration file is provided in `mcp-config-example.json`. You can use this as a template for configuring the SSH MCP server:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-ssh-exec": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/mcp-server-ss…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-server-ssh-exec/ (first seen 2026-09-10T04:22:29.963Z)

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