ssh_shell_open

MCP tool from MCP Remote Ssh by faizbawa

Open persistent shell (preserves cwd, env, processes)

How to use it

Project documentation lists ssh_shell_open for the MCP Remote Ssh MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install MCP Remote Ssh

$uvx mcp-remote-ssh # or: pip install mcp-remote-ssh
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ssh_close_session

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ssh_connect

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ssh_download_file

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ssh_execute

Run a command, returns {stdout, stderr, exitcode}

ssh_forward_port

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ssh_get_transcript

Return the transcript as text or JSONL (lastn optional)

ssh_list_forwards

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ssh_list_remote_dir

List directory with metadata

ssh_list_sessions

List active sessions

ssh_load_env_file

Load secrets from a local env file; values never returned to the LLM

ssh_read_remote_file

Read a remote text file

ssh_save_transcript

Write the transcript to a local file on the MCP host

ssh_shell_read

Read current output buffer

ssh_shell_send

Send text (with optional Enter)

ssh_shell_send_control

Send Ctrl+C, Ctrl+D, etc.

ssh_shell_wait

Wait for a pattern or output to stabilize

ssh_start_recording

Start recording execute/sudo/shell I/O for this session

ssh_stop_recording

Stop recording; transcript stays available until the session is closed

ssh_sudo_execute

Run with sudo elevation

ssh_upload_file

Upload local file to remote host

ssh_write_remote_file

Write/append to a remote file