Rootpilot-ssh-diagnose MCP Server

An MCP server that lets any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or your own — safely collect read-only diagnostics from your servers over SSH. It gathers evidence from a fixed whitelist of…

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What is the Rootpilot-ssh-diagnose MCP Server?

rootpilot-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the easton-ou/rootpilot-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server that lets any MCP client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or your own — safely collect read-only diagnostics from your servers over…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @rootpilot/mcp-ssh-diagnose. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares RP_HOSTS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
list_hosts	probe?
get_whitelist	—
collect	host, keys[] (≤8), container?
collect_base	host
container_deep_dive	host, container

How to install the Rootpilot-ssh-diagnose MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rootpilot-ssh-diagnose": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@rootpilot/mcp-ssh-diagnose"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RP_HOSTS": "/Users/me/.rootpilot-mcp/hosts.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.