MCP ServerSTDIOOfficialv1.4.0

linux-mcp-server MCP Server

MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting

io.github.rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server

Hosted URL

https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server

Transport

STDIO

Auth

No auth required

Connect to linux-mcp-server

Hosted endpoint — paste into any MCP client.

https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server

Environment variables

Configuration this server reads at startup.

  • LINUX_MCP_USER

    Default username for SSH connections

  • LINUX_MCP_SSH_KEY_PATH

    Path to SSH private key

  • LINUX_MCP_KEY_PASSPHRASESecret

    Passphrase for encrypted SSH key

  • LINUX_MCP_SEARCH_FOR_SSH_KEY

    Auto-discover keys in `~/.ssh`

  • LINUX_MCP_COMMAND_TIMEOUT

    SSH command timeout in seconds (default: 30)

  • LINUX_MCP_VERIFY_HOST_KEYS

    Verify remote host identity via known_hosts

  • LINUX_MCP_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH

    Custom path to known_hosts file

  • LINUX_MCP_ALLOWED_LOG_PATHS

    Comma-separated allowlist of log files

  • LINUX_MCP_LOG_DIR

    Server log directory

  • LINUX_MCP_LOG_LEVEL

    Log verbosity (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING)

  • LINUX_MCP_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS

    Days to keep log files

Resources

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