mcp-ssh-tool (skot/mcp-ssh-tool) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. It declares 20 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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74/100

mcp-ssh-tool

Item: mcp-ssh-tool
Rating: 74
Author: M8ven

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) SSH client server that provides autonomous SSH operations for GitHub Copilot and VS Code. Enable natural language SSH automation without manual prompts or GUI interactions.

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// key findings

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

✅

Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

🔐

You'll be asked for 2 credentials: SSH_MCP_STRICT_HOST_KEY, TEST_SSH_PASS

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// tools this server exposes20 tools

These names and descriptions are the publisher's own, read from the source code. We print them as written. Our assessment is the findings above, not this list.

ssh_open_session

Opens a new SSH session with authentication

ssh_close_session

Closes an SSH session

proc_exec

Executes a command on the remote system

proc_sudo

Executes a command with sudo privileges

fs_read

Reads a file from the remote system

fs_write

Writes data to a file on the remote system

fs_stat

Gets file or directory statistics

fs_list

Lists directory contents

fs_mkdirp

Creates directories recursively

fs_rmrf

Removes files or directories recursively

fs_rename

Renames or moves a file/directory

ensure_package

Ensures a package is installed or removed

ensure_service

Ensures a service is in the desired state

ensure_lines_in_file

Ensures specific lines are present or absent in a file

patch_apply

Applies a patch to a file

os_detect

Detects operating system and environment information

ssh_list_sessions

Lists all active SSH sessions with their details

ssh_ping

Checks if an SSH session is still alive and responsive

ssh_list_configured_hosts

Lists all hosts configured in ~/.ssh/config

ssh_resolve_host

Resolves a host alias from ~/.ssh/config to connection parameters

// known CVEs in dependencies1 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.1GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

unknown@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.1GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

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// environment variables

To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.

configLOG_LEVELLogging level (error, warn, info, debug)

configRUN_SSH_E2Enpm run e2e # Run E2E tests (requires =1)

configSSH_AUTH_SOCK

configSSH_DEFAULT_KEY_DIRCustom key directory: Set environment variable.

configSSH_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT

configSSH_MCP_DAEMON

configSSH_MCP_DEBUG

configSSH_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS

configSSH_MCP_ONESHOT

configSSH_MCP_RATE_LIMIT

configSSH_MCP_SESSION_TTL

🔐 secretSSH_MCP_STRICT_HOST_KEY

configTEST_SSH_HOST

🔐 secretTEST_SSH_PASS

configTEST_SSH_PORT

configTEST_SSH_USER

// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

20/20 tools missing one or more hints — ssh_open_session (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); ssh_close_session (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); proc_exec (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +17 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool test coverage

Only 0/20 tools referenced in tests (0%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.1 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.1 (unknown)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

We have 4 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.

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