SSH Session MCP

io.github.Zw-awa/ssh-session-mcpv2.7.1Other

Shared SSH PTY runtime for MCP clients with viewer, input lock, async tracking, and policy rules.

The current version, v2.7.1, was published to the official MCP registry on 2026-05-15. It is distributed as ssh-session-mcp on npm, filed under Other by this index, and declares 13 environment variables. Removals and unreachable sources are measured across every server this index tracks, contract drift across the servers that answer in consecutive snapshots; the index's current counts put this record in context.

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Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

REVIEWstatus: PARTIALfresh until 2026-09-03 20:32 UTC

screened 2026-07-02tier: scannedgranularity: description-levelsource: registry

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.descriptionpassINFO

evidence“No malicious instructions found”via static_description

Limits of this verdict

- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
- advisory
- registry description only no input schema
- screen model 8b
- Still current: the description we screened is unchanged, re-checked against the registry

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That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-08-27).

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins SSH Session MCP’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

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Environment variables

SSH_MCP_CONFIG

Optional explicit path to ssh-session-mcp.config.json when the config is not in the current working directory.

SSH_MCP_INSTANCE

Optional runtime instance id used to isolate state across multiple MCP clients or agents.

VIEWER_PORT

Viewer HTTP port. Use auto to allocate a free local port, or 0 to disable the browser viewer.

VIEWER_HOST

Optional viewer bind host. Defaults to 127.0.0.1 for local-only browser access.

AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL

Set to true or 1 to automatically open the browser terminal when a session is created.

SSH_MCP_MODE

Operation mode. safe blocks risky or unsuitable terminal actions by default, while full allows broader execution.

SSH_MCP_LOCAL

Set to true or 1 to run a local shell instead of opening a real SSH connection. Useful for demos and offline testing.

SSH_MCP_DEBUG

Set to true or 1 to expose browser-side debug controls intended for demos and local troubleshooting.

SSH_HOST

Legacy single-target SSH host when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.

SSH_PORT

Legacy single-target SSH port when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.

SSH_USER

Legacy single-target SSH username when not using ssh-session-mcp.config.json device profiles.

SSH_PASSWORD

secret

Optional legacy password-based SSH authentication value.

SSH_KEY

Optional path to a local SSH private key file for legacy single-target mode.

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Install this server

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "ssh-session-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<ssh_mcp_config>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<ssh_mcp_instance>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<viewer_port>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<viewer_host>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<auto_open_terminal>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<ssh_mcp_mode>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<ssh_mcp_local>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<ssh_mcp_debug>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<ssh_host>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<ssh_port>",
        "SSH_USER": "<ssh_user>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<your-ssh_password>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<ssh_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-session-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "ssh-session-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_MCP_CONFIG": "<ssh_mcp_config>",
        "SSH_MCP_INSTANCE": "<ssh_mcp_instance>",
        "VIEWER_PORT": "<viewer_port>",
        "VIEWER_HOST": "<viewer_host>",
        "AUTO_OPEN_TERMINAL": "<auto_open_terminal>",
        "SSH_MCP_MODE": "<ssh_mcp_mode>",
        "SSH_MCP_LOCAL": "<ssh_mcp_local>",
        "SSH_MCP_DEBUG": "<ssh_mcp_debug>",
        "SSH_HOST": "<ssh_host>",
        "SSH_PORT": "<ssh_port>",
        "SSH_USER": "<ssh_user>",
        "SSH_PASSWORD": "<your-ssh_password>",
        "SSH_KEY": "<ssh_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y -- ssh-session-mcp

Claude Code (claude mcp add)

claude mcp add --scope user ssh-session-mcp -- npx -y -- ssh-session-mcp

Gemini CLI (gemini mcp add)

gemini mcp add -s user ssh-session-mcp npx -y -- ssh-session-mcp

Verdict API

curl -s mcpindex.ai/api/v1/trust/server/io-github-zw-awa-ssh-session-mcp

Free-tier verdict as JSON: decision + dimensions + severity. Call it from your agent before it invokes a tool it just discovered.

Details

version: v2.7.1
category: Other
verdict expires: 2026-09-03
quality: 89 / 100
operator: Zw-awa

Listing

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Provenance

Each verdict is bound to a hash of the exact description it judged, so a re-crawl that changes the text produces a new record rather than silently inheriting this one. Verdict history is hash-chained and anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps (latest confirmed at block 964,248). Verify it yourself.

Links

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