linux-admin-mcp-server

Linux system administration via AI agents — MCP server for managing services, processes, disk, network and logs on Linux systems.

Features

• 14 tools for complete Linux system management
• System info: CPU, RAM, Uptime, Kernel, OS-Release
• Disk & Memory: Usage statistics with warnings for high utilization
• Health Check: Automated system health assessment (OK/WARNING)
• Systemd Services: List, status, start/stop/restart, enable/disable, logs
• Process Management: List processes sorted by CPU/memory, search by name
• Network: Interfaces, open ports, active connections, DNS lookup
• Safety: Only predefined commands, no arbitrary shell execution

Installation

pip install linux-admin-mcp-server

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-admin": {
      "command": "linux-admin-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Note: Run Claude Desktop on your Linux machine, or use this server on a Linux system where you want AI-assisted administration.

Available Tools

Tool	Description	Sudo Required
system_info	Hostname, kernel, CPU, RAM, uptime	No
disk_usage	Disk usage for all mounted filesystems	No
memory_usage	RAM and swap usage details	No
health_check	Full system health assessment	No
services_list	List systemd services (all/running/failed)	No
service_status	Detailed status of a specific service	No
service_manage	Start/stop/restart/enable/disable a service	Yes
service_logs	Last N log lines via journalctl	No
processes_list	Running processes sorted by CPU/memory	No
process_find	Find processes by name	No
top_consumers	Top 5 CPU and memory consumers	No
network_interfaces	Network interfaces and IP addresses	No
open_ports	Listening ports (LISTEN state)	No
active_connections	Established network connections	No
dns_lookup	Resolve hostname to IP address	No

Example Prompts

• "Show me the system health status"
• "What services are currently failing?"
• "Restart the nginx service"
• "Show the last 100 lines of the postgres logs"
• "Which processes are consuming the most memory?"
• "What ports is this server listening on?"
• "What's the disk usage on this machine?"

Requirements

• Linux operating system (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, etc.)
• Python 3.10+
• systemd (for service management tools)
• ss or netstat (for network tools)
• sudo access (only for service start/stop/enable/disable)

Compared to ssh-mcp-server

Feature	linux-admin-mcp-server	ssh-mcp-server
Use case	Local Linux admin	Remote via SSH
SSH required	No	Yes
systemd support	Full (14 tools)	Basic
Health check	Yes	No
Network tools	4 tools	Limited

License

MIT License — AiAgentKarl 2026