linux-mcp-server

Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely

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Description

Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely

README

Linux MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting on RHEL-based systems.

Features

Read-Only Operations: All tools are strictly read-only for safe diagnostics
Remote SSH Execution: Execute commands on remote systems via SSH with key-based authentication
Multi-Host Management: Connect to different remote hosts in the same session
Comprehensive Diagnostics: System info, services, processes, logs, network, and storage
Configurable Log Access: Control which log files can be accessed via environment variables
RHEL/systemd Focused: Optimized for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems

Installation and Usage

For detailed instructions on setting up and using the Linux MCP Server, please refer to our official documentation:

Installation Guide: Detailed steps for pip, uv, and container-based deployments.
Usage Guide: Information on running the server, configuring LLM clients, and troubleshooting.
Cheatsheet: A reference for what prompts to use to invoke various tools.

Release History

Version	Changes	Urgency	Date
1.6.0	## Breaking Changes In 1.6.0 we've dropped our dependency on LiteLLM in favor of directly implementing our own client for inference APIs. This greatly reduces our dependency stack and eases maintenance. Because of this, the way of configuring the gatekeeper model for [Guarded Command Execution](https://rhel-lightspeed.github.io/linux-mcp-server/model changed. Instead of setting: ```sh LINUX_MCP_GATEKEEPER__MODEL=openai/gpt-5.4 ``` Set: ```sh LINUX_MCP_GATEKEEPER__PROVIDER=openai LI	High	9/4/2026
1.5.0	## What's Changed * fix(ci): try a better workaround for ETXTBUSY by @owtaylor in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/384 * ci: use upstream pull refs for Testing Farm requests by @alexxa in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/390 * docs: reorganize and simplify documentation by @owtaylor in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/388 * ci: add GitHub-GitLab PR mirroring integration by @owtaylor in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linu	High	7/8/2026
1.4.1	## What's Changed * Disable builds for macOS with Python 3.14t by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/378 * Increase test timeout by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/379 * test: migrate functional tests into monorepo and configure CI by @alexxa in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/328 * Add optional dependency for Google Cloud Platform by @JoseExposito in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-ser	High	4/10/2026
1.4.0	## What's Changed * Conditionally use a Pydantic model as a response format by @subpop in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/252 * Further-simplify-response_format by @subpop in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/255 * [RSPEED-2335] Wrap executed commands in sudo+systemd-run where possible by @subpop in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/256 * Dynamically construct instructions by @subpop in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linu	High	4/9/2026
1.3.2	## What's Changed * Adjust MacOS installation notes by @owtaylor in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/277 * Return structured output from log tools by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/275 * Update doc string for execute_command by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/281 * Add jobs to create a release and build zip apps by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/282	Low	2/19/2026
1.3.1	## What's Changed * Use absolute path to mcp-publisher by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/268 Full Changelog: https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/compare/1.3.0...1.3.1	Low	2/12/2026
1.3.0	## What's Changed * Add job for publishing to MCP registry by @r0x0d in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/211 * [RSPEED-2278] Extract common logic into _list_resources helper by @major in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/128 * Clarify how to run in a container by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/234 * Remove incorrect duplicate example from docs by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-ser	Low	2/10/2026
1.2.1	## What's Changed * Fix MCP configuration syntax errors by @major in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/218 * Add parameter examples for LLM guidance by @major in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/217 * Skip directories on different filesystems when listing directory size by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/221 * Improve field validation for path parameters by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/lin	Low	1/20/2026
1.2.0	## What's Changed * Add metadata in README for MCP registry to verify ownership by @r0x0d in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/205 * Add optional dependency for `gssapi` by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/206 * Add constraint for FastMCP by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/207 * Update docs-serve make target by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/209 * Make the	Low	1/19/2026
1.1.0	## What's Changed * Update VS Code example configuration to use `mcp.json` by @x86girl in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/189 * Use `journalctl` for audit logs by @major in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/159 * Add instructions in the MCP server to provide better information to LLM clients by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/196 * Adjust code coverage requirements by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-l	Low	1/14/2026
1.0.1	## What's Changed * Update project details by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/181 * Add functional testing to CI/CD by @kokesak in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/132 * Disable FastMCP startup banner by @samdoran in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/182 * Fix typos in README.md and system_info.py by @x86girl in https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/pull/183 * Bump asyncssh minimum to 2.22.0 f	Low	1/9/2026
1.0.0	This is the initial release after several jam packed months of development. Full Changelog: https://github.com/rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server/commits/1.0.0	Low	1/9/2026

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