An MCP server that provides SSH and serial console access to remote servers and network devices
An MCP server that provides SSH and serial console access to remote servers and network devices. That is what the ssh mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides comprehensive SSH and serial console access to remote servers and network devices. Enables AI tools like Claude Desktop to securely manage Linux servers, network switches, and infrastructure devices through both network SSH connections and direct USB-to-Serial console access.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
ubuntu_nginx_control — Web server control (start, stop, restart, status, reload, check-config)ubuntu_update_packages — System package updates with security-only optionubuntu_ssl_certificate — SSL certificate management using Let's Encrypt (issue, renew, status, list)ubuntu_website_deployment — Website deployment with automatic backup and restoreubuntu_ufw_firewall — Firewall (UFW) management (enable, disable, allow, deny, delete)ssh_connect — The ssh_connect tool exposed by this serverssh_exec — The ssh_exec tool exposed by this serverssh_upload_file — The ssh_upload_file tool exposed by this serverssh_download_file — The ssh_download_file tool exposed by this serverssh_list_files — The ssh_list_files tool exposed by this serverssh_disconnect — The ssh_disconnect tool exposed by this serverswitch_discover_device — Discover and identify network switch device type and capabilitiesSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Configuration is passed through the environment: NODE_NO_WARNINGS. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. SSH MCP's toolset — ubuntu_nginx_control, ubuntu_update_packages, ubuntu_ssl_certificate and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mixelpixx; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| ubuntu_nginx_control | Web server control (start, stop, restart, status, reload, check-config) |
| ubuntu_update_packages | System package updates with security-only option |
| ubuntu_ssl_certificate | SSL certificate management using Let's Encrypt (issue, renew, status, list) |
| ubuntu_website_deployment | Website deployment with automatic backup and restore |
| ubuntu_ufw_firewall | Firewall (UFW) management (enable, disable, allow, deny, delete) |
| ssh_connect | The ssh_connect tool exposed by this server. |
| ssh_exec | The ssh_exec tool exposed by this server. |
| ssh_upload_file | The ssh_upload_file tool exposed by this server. |
| ssh_download_file | The ssh_download_file tool exposed by this server. |
| ssh_list_files | The ssh_list_files tool exposed by this server. |
| ssh_disconnect | The ssh_disconnect tool exposed by this server. |
| switch_discover_device | Discover and identify network switch device type and capabilities. |
| switch_show_interfaces | The switch_show_interfaces tool exposed by this server. |
| switch_show_vlans | The switch_show_vlans tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"ssh-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/mcp-ssh-server/build/index.js"],
"env": {
"NODE_NO_WARNINGS": "1"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NODE_NO_WARNINGS | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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