open-session

MCP tool from Ssh MCP by tufantunc

Create a named interactive (stateful) or background session

How to use it

Project documentation lists open-session for the Ssh MCP 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 Ssh MCP

$claude mcp add --transport stdio ssh-mcp -- ssh-mcp
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Other tools in Ssh MCP (13)

close-session

Close a session, releasing resources

exec

read-command

list-connections

Discover available hosts and connection status

list-sessions

List active sessions per host

privileged-command

Execute with sudo (always requires approval)

read-command

Execute allowlisted read-only commands (ls, cat, grep, ...)

read-session-output

Read output from background sessions (e.g., tail -f)

run-command

Execute arbitrary commands (destructive ones need approval)

sftp-download

Download a file via SFTP

sftp-upload

Upload a file via SFTP

signal-process

Send INT/TERM/KILL to a remote PID

sudo-exec

privileged-command

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