Linux MCP Server
Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely
Linux MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by rhel-lightspeed, written mainly in Python, with 316 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit cf079c9. Seen able to read environment and secrets. Scan policy
What Linux MCP Server can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit cf079c9, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Linux MCP Server
AgenticMart scanned Linux MCP Server on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by rhel-lightspeed on GitHub, 316 stars and 66 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Linux MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by rhel-lightspeed, written mainly in Python. Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely
At a glance
- Stars
- 316
- Forks
- 66
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Oct 2025
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Questions about Linux MCP Server
What is Linux MCP Server?
Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely
Who maintains Linux MCP Server?
Linux MCP Server is maintained by rhel-lightspeed on GitHub (rhel-lightspeed/linux-mcp-server). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Linux MCP Server safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Linux MCP Server on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Linux MCP Server use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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