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ssh_shell_send

MCP tool from MCP Remote Ssh by faizbawa

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How to use it

ssh_shell_send is exposed by the MCP Remote Ssh MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the ssh_shell_send tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Remote Ssh

$uvx mcp-remote-ssh # or: pip install mcp-remote-ssh
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Other tools in MCP Remote Ssh (23)

ssh_clear_secrets

Clear redaction registry (values become visible again)

ssh_close_forward

Close a tunnel

ssh_close_session

Close a session and release resources

ssh_connect

Connect with password, key, or agent auth. Optional record=True to start a transcript immediately. Returns sessionid

ssh_download_file

Download remote file to local machine

ssh_execute

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

ssh_forward_port

Create SSH tunnel (local -> remote)

ssh_get_transcript

Return the transcript as text or JSONL (lastn optional)

ssh_list_forwards

List active tunnels

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_open

Open persistent shell (preserves cwd, env, processes)

ssh_shell_read

Read current output buffer

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