mcpsshclient
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mcpsshclient is an MCP server that provides an SSH client with a configurable agentic security agent capable of detecting and preventing "unsafe" commands from executing through an SSH connection. It is designed for developers who need secure remote command execution with…
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- Author
- jonnadul
- GitHub stars
- 2
- Downloads
- 364
- Categories
- Other, Security
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- Configurable agentic security agent for command detection
- Prevents "unsafe" commands from executing via SSH
- Integrates with Claude Desktop, Cursor AI, and VSCode Insider
- Local AI-based safety enforcement using Ollama and llama2
- JSON-based security policy configuration
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
mcpsshclientCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, run npm install and npm run build, then configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor AI, VSCode Insider) to use the built index.js file with the node command. To enable the security agent, set ENABLE_SECAGENT to true and define a SECURITY_POLICY in secagentconfig.json. Prerequisites include installing Ollama, running ollama serve, pulling the llama2 model, and running it.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpsshclient": {
"sshclient": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:\\[full-path-to-mcpsshclient]\\build\\index.js"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"sshclient": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:\\[full-path-to-mcpsshclient]\\build\\index.js"
]
}
}
mcpsshclient
An MCP server SSHClient with a configurable :fireworks:agentic:fireworks: security agent that can detect and prevent "unsafe" commands from executing through your SSH connection.Sign in to leave a review
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