# ssh-mcp

> An MCP server that gives AI agents SSH access to remote machines through your own OpenSSH client.

- Status: active
- Started: 2026-03-07
- Category: Dev Tools
- Repo: https://github.com/slepp/ssh-mcp
- Tags: ai, mcp, devtools, open-source

ssh-mcp is an MCP server I built so AI agents can safely reach into remote machines using *my* existing SSH setup — my config, my keys, my credentials — rather than anything new to manage. It wraps `ssh`, `scp`, and `rsync` so an agent can run remote commands, transfer files, hold persistent shell sessions, and set up port forwards.

I use it constantly: it's how I let an assistant poke around my other boxes to inventory projects, check services, or sync files. It's open source on GitHub.