Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: linux-mcp-server
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
Author: RHEL Lightspeed
License-File: LICENSE
License-File: licenses/GPL-3.0.txt
Classifier: Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Information Technology
Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
Classifier: Natural Language :: English
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Systems Administration
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
Requires-Python: >=3.10
Requires-Dist: asyncssh[bcrypt]>=2.14.0
Requires-Dist: fastmcp
Requires-Dist: pydantic-settings>=2.12.0
Requires-Dist: pydantic>=2.12.4
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

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# 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 propmts to use to invoke variaous tools.


[Installation Guide]: https://rhel-lightspeed.github.io/linux-mcp-server/install/
[Usage Guide]: https://rhel-lightspeed.github.io/linux-mcp-server/usage/
[Cheatsheet]: https://rhel-lightspeed.github.io/linux-mcp-server/cheatsheet/
