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Active·★ 13·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-05-01
★ Trending★ Security & Safety★ Dev Tooling

MCP server that gives LLM agents read-only shell access over SSH

ShellGuard is an MCP server that provides LLM agents with controlled, read-only bash access to remote servers over SSH. It parses and validates every command against an allowlist, blocking destructive operations with helpful suggestions. The LLM can connect, run diagnostics, inspect logs, query databases, and download files without manual context-switching.

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$ Install
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fawdyinc/shellguard/main/install.sh | sh
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01

Features

01SSH connection management with configurable authentication, host key verification, and native/system mode
02Read-only command execution with AST parsing, allowlist validation, and injection prevention
03Automated toolkit provisioning (ripgrep, jq, yq) to remote servers
04SFTP file download with 50MB limit
05Multi-platform MCP client support (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Zed, etc.)
02

Compatibility

Cursor
Cursor
Verified via docs
Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop
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Claude Code
Claude Code
Verified via docs
OpenCode
OpenCode
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VS Code / GitHub Copilot
VS Code / Copilot
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Zed
Zed
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03

Quick start

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$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fawdyinc/shellguard/main/install.sh | sh
04

Use cases

↳Remote server diagnostics and troubleshooting without manual SSH sessions
↳Log file inspection and database querying via natural language
↳Automated incident response with read-only access guarantees
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  • S
    Sam ChenApr 22, 2026

    Good for AI agents that need to inspect remote systems without write access risk.

  • Oaklyn Rivera
    Oaklyn RiveraApr 20, 2026

    Read-only SSH shell access via MCP — safe agent interaction with remote systems.

  • R
    Rebel MartinezMar 8, 2026

    Works with standard SSH for reliable remote shell access.

  • O
    Oakley NguyenMar 6, 2026

    Read-only constraint is the right default for AI access to production systems.

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