# MCP SSH Manager (MCP server)

> MCP SSH Manager is an MCP server that enables Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to manage multiple SSH connections. Execute commands, transfer files, manage databases, create backups, monitor health, and automate DevOps tasks across your servers — directly from your… It has 499 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y mcp-ssh-manager.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to manage multiple SSH connections. Execute commands, transfer files, manage databases, create backups, monitor health, and automate DevOps tasks across your servers — directly from your AI assistant.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager |
| GitHub stars | 499 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: mcp-ssh-manager |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Databases |
| Latest release | v3.8.5 (Aug 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 24, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.bvisible/mcp-ssh-manager |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "your-value",
        "SSH_ENV_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env SSH_CONFIG_PATH=your-value --env SSH_ENV_PATH=your-value --transport stdio mcp-ssh-manager -- npx -y mcp-ssh-manager
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "your-value",
        "SSH_ENV_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-ssh-manager": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-ssh-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SSH_CONFIG_PATH": "your-value",
        "SSH_ENV_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `SSH_CONFIG_PATH`: Path to a TOML file holding the server definitions. Defaults to ~/.codex/ssh-config.toml. Each server can set MODE to readonly or restricted to constrain what…
- `SSH_ENV_PATH`: Path to a .env file declaring servers as SSHSERVERHOST, USER, _KEYPATH and friends. Defaults to a .env next to the package.

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