io.github.rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server
Quality Score
85
/100
MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
§01 Install
Claude Desktop (uvx)
{
"mcpServers": {
"linux-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linux-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"LINUX_MCP_USER": "<linux_mcp_user>",
"LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH": "<linux_mcp_ssh_key_path>",
"LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your-linux_mcp_key_passphrase>",
"LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY": "<linux_mcp_search_for_ssh_key>",
"LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT": "<linux_mcp_command_timeout>",
"LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS": "<linux_mcp_verify_host_keys>",
"LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH": "<linux_mcp_known_hosts_path>",
"LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS": "<linux_mcp_allowed_log_paths>",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR": "<linux_mcp_log_dir>",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<linux_mcp_log_level>",
"LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS": "<linux_mcp_log_retention_days>"
}
}
}
}§02 Environment variables
LINUX_MCP_USERDefault username for SSH connections
LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATHPath to SSH private key
LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASEsecret
Passphrase for encrypted SSH key
LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEYAuto-discover keys in `~/.ssh`
LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUTSSH command timeout in seconds (default: 30)
LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYSVerify remote host identity via known_hosts
LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATHCustom path to known_hosts file
LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHSComma-separated allowlist of log files
LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIRServer log directory
LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVELLog verbosity (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING)
LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYSDays to keep log files
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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