MCP / AI Integration

SSH Everywhere ships with a built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint, so your AI assistant (WorkBuddy / Claude / Cursor and more) can manage all your servers in natural language.

> In one sentence: MCP is the "USB port" for AI tools. SSH Everywhere uses MCP to become "the hands of your AI" — you just talk to your AI, and it operates your servers through SSH Everywhere, never touching a password or a command line.

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How it works

You (natural language) → AI Agent → SSH Everywhere (jump host · credentials managed) → Servers

Server passwords stay in the panel. The AI assistant only gets a Token — it never sees your passwords.
All your servers (cloud, NAT, Android) are reachable to the AI through SSH Everywhere as the jump host.

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Connect in 3 steps

Step 1: Install the panel

The installer sets up the MCP service automatically — no extra config:

curl -fsSL https://ssheverywhere.com/install.sh | bash

Step 2: Copy the endpoint

Endpoint (the full URL, token included)
Token
Ready-made configs for each AI assistant

One-click copy — no manual entry, no asking anyone.

Step 3: Paste into your AI assistant

Paste the URL into WorkBuddy (or any MCP-capable assistant) and save. A green "connected" indicator means you're done.

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6 ops tools

Once connected, the AI assistant can:

Tool	What it does
`list_servers`	List all your servers
`run_command`	Run a command on a server
`list_files`	List a directory
`read_file`	Read a file
`write_file`	Write / edit a file
`get_system_info`	Check CPU / memory / disk

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Examples

Just talk to your AI assistant:

"List my servers"
"Run df -h on the blog server"
"Show me the nginx config of the production server"
"What's in /var/log on the NAT device?"

The assistant calls the right tool, runs it on the target server, and reports back in plain language.

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Assistant-specific setup

WorkBuddy (Tencent)

Sidebar → Plugins → MCP Servers → Configure MCP, choose the HTTP type, and paste the endpoint copied from the panel.

Claude Desktop

Edit claude_desktop_config.json and paste the config from the panel:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ssh-everywhere": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://<endpoint copied from the panel>"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server, choose HTTP, paste the endpoint.

Other assistants

Any tool that implements MCP (Streamable HTTP) works the same way: add an HTTP MCP server and paste the endpoint from the panel.

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Security notes

Credentials managed: passwords stay in the panel; the AI only ever gets a Token.
Two-layer tokens: Agent → MCP uses the "MCP token", MCP → panel uses the "API token" — separated.
The token equals admin access: never leak the endpoint or token, and never share screenshots of them.

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