io.github.YawLabs/ssh-mcp

NPM · @YAWLABS/SSH-MCP · SCANNED AUG 7

MCP server for SSH operations with built-in diagnostics

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+52 this week 66 66 Trust /100

Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security87

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
Known CVEs were checked across the 102 of 106 dependencies we could resolve, so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
Dependency health was assessed across the 102 of 106 dependencies we could resolve, so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency19

Repository check failed: no source repository is declared. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
Actively maintained (last published 16 days ago).Pass
Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail

Schema Quality & AI Usability75

AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3059 tokens (~145/item across 21 items; 21 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail

Stability & Change Management40

Stability observed for 12 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial

Tool Coverage100

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · @yawlabs/ssh-mcp

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add yawlabs-ssh-mcp -- npx -y @yawlabs/ssh-mcp

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add yawlabs-ssh-mcp -- npx -y @yawlabs/ssh-mcp

// opencode.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "yawlabs-ssh-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@yawlabs/ssh-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add yawlabs-ssh-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @yawlabs/ssh-mcp

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  yawlabs-ssh-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@yawlabs/ssh-mcp"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yawlabs-ssh-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@yawlabs/ssh-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

7 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
5 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
3 Aug 26 +1

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
2 Aug 26 +63
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Security disclosure: unverified → fail ▼ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → excellent ▲ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.23 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
1 Aug 26 −14
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
31 Jul 26 −6
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
30 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
27 Jul 26 38

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Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 7 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@yawlabs/[email protected]

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result	No attestation
Ecosystem	npm

Dependencies 102 packages

Packages resolved	102
Deprecated	97
Stale	34
Tree resolution	Partial

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools · 21 exposed · ~3,059 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens

ssh_agent_ensure ~46

Ensure ssh-agent is running and reachable. Starts a new agent if needed and sets environment variables so subsequent SSH operations work. Use this FIRST when SSH operations fail with agent-related errors.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_config_lookup ~64

Resolve the effective SSH configuration for a host. Shows hostname, user, port, identity files, proxy settings, and all other options from ~/.ssh/config. Use this to understand how SSH will connect to a host.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_delete ~204

Delete a file or empty directory on a remote host via SFTP. Auto-detects the path type and calls the right SFTP op (unlink for files/symlinks, rmdir for empty dirs). Recursive directory delete is intentionally NOT supported -- for that, use ssh_exec with `rm -rf` explicitly so the destructive intent is visible in the tool trace.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path of the file or empty directory to delete. Must start with /.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_diagnose ~85

Diagnose SSH connectivity issues. Checks ssh-agent status, loaded keys, known_hosts, SSH config, and attempts a test connection. Use this BEFORE attempting SSH operations if you suspect connectivity issues, or AFTER a failed SSH operation to understand why it failed.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_download ~155

Download a file from a remote host to local filesystem via SFTP.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
localPath	string	yes	Local path to save the downloaded file
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
remotePath	string	yes	Absolute path to the remote file. Must start with /.
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_exec ~292

Execute a command on a remote host via SSH. The command is interpreted by the remote login shell — pipes, redirects, globs, and other shell metacharacters work as expected. Returns stdout, stderr, and exit code. Use `env` to set environment variables for this call without modifying the command string. Subject to SSH_MCP_COMMAND_WHITELIST / SSH_MCP_COMMAND_BLACKLIST if configured (policy is checked against the env-prefixed command).

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
command	string	yes	Shell command to execute on the remote host (interpreted by the remote login shell)
env	object	–	Environment variables to set for this command. Injected as a `KEY='value' ...` prefix; works on any sshd regardless of AcceptEnv config. Values are POSIX-single-quoted, so any byte is safe.
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
timeout	integer	–	Command timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_find ~292

Search for files on a remote host. Wraps the find command with structured parameters so you don't have to construct find syntax manually.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
maxdepth	number	–	Maximum directory depth to search
maxsize	string	–	Maximum file size (e.g. '10M', '500k')
minsize	string	–	Minimum file size (e.g. '1M', '100k')
name	string	–	Filename pattern with wildcards (e.g. '.log', 'config.')
newer	string	–	Reference file path -- find matches files modified more recently than this file
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Directory to search in (e.g. /var/log, /home/user)
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
timeout	integer	–	Command timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
type	string	–	File type: f=file, d=directory, l=symlink
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_git_check ~89

Test Git-over-SSH authentication to a hosting provider (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc). Verifies your SSH key is registered and working. Use this when git clone/pull/push fails with SSH errors.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	–	Git hosting hostname (default: "github.com")
user	string	–	SSH user for the git host (default: "git")

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_key_list ~49

List all SSH private keys in ~/.ssh/ with their type, fingerprint, and whether they are loaded in the agent. Use this to find which keys are available and which ones need to be loaded.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_key_load ~67

Load an SSH private key into the running agent. Ensures the agent is running first. Use this after ssh_key_list shows a key that is not loaded.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
keyPath	string	yes	Path to the SSH private key to load (e.g. ~/.ssh/id_ed25519)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_known_hosts_fix ~81

Remove a stale host key from known_hosts and re-scan the host to add the current key. Use this when you see 'Host key verification failed' errors, typically after a server has been recreated or reprovisioned.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_ls ~138

List files in a directory on a remote host via SFTP.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path to the remote directory. Must start with /.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_mkdir ~189

Create a directory on a remote host via SFTP. Set `recursive: true` to create parent directories as needed (like `mkdir -p`). Existing intermediate dirs are tolerated; an existing leaf path is still an error.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path of the directory to create
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
recursive	boolean	–	Create parent directories as needed (default: false). Like `mkdir -p`.
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_multi_exec ~204

Execute a command on multiple remote hosts in parallel. Returns results per host. Use this instead of calling ssh_exec multiple times — it's faster and shows results side by side. Subject to SSH_MCP_COMMAND_WHITELIST / SSH_MCP_COMMAND_BLACKLIST if configured (policy is checked once before fan-out).

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
command	string	yes	Shell command to execute on all hosts
hosts	array	yes	List of SSH hostnames or IPs
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
timeout	integer	–	Command timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_read_file ~137

Read a file from a remote host via SFTP.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path to the remote file. Must start with /.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_service_status ~182

Check the status of a systemd service on a remote host. Returns whether it's active, its PID, uptime, and description. Use this instead of ssh_exec with systemctl.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
service	string	yes	Systemd service name (e.g. nginx, sshd, docker)
timeout	integer	–	Command timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_stat ~187

Get metadata for a file or directory on a remote host via SFTP. Returns size, permissions (octal), uid/gid, mtime/atime, and type flags (isFile, isDirectory, isSymbolicLink). Use this instead of parsing `ls -la` output.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path to the remote file or directory. Must start with /.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_tail ~215

Read the last N lines of a file on a remote host, optionally filtering by a grep pattern. Use this for reading log files instead of ssh_exec with manual tail/grep commands.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
grep	string	–	Case-insensitive pattern to filter lines
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
lines	integer	–	Number of lines to read from the end (default: 100). Must be a positive integer.
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path to the file to tail
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
timeout	integer	–	Command timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_test ~73

Quick connectivity test to an SSH host. Reports success/failure with timing and actionable error details. Lighter and faster than ssh_diagnose — use this for a quick check before running operations.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_upload ~153

Upload a local file to a remote host via SFTP.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
localPath	string	yes	Path to the local file to upload
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
remotePath	string	yes	Absolute path on the remote host. Must start with /.
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

ssh_write_file ~157

Write content to a file on a remote host via SFTP. Creates or overwrites the file.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
content	string	yes	File content to write
host	string	yes	SSH hostname or IP address
password	string	–	SSH password. STRONGLY prefer key-based auth (privateKeyPath or ssh-agent). Passwords pass through MCP protocol frames as plaintext and may be logged by the transport or host process.
path	string	yes	Absolute path to the remote file. Must start with /.
port	integer	–	SSH port (default: 22)
privateKeyPath	string	–	Path to SSH private key
username	string	–	SSH username (default: current user)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

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Scoring key

80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

How we score

Score history · last 30 days

27 Jul 7 Aug

Day	Score
27 Jul	38
28 Jul	38
30 Jul	20
31 Jul	14
1 Aug	0
2 Aug	63
3 Aug	64
4 Aug	64
5 Aug	65
6 Aug	65
7 Aug	66