Linux

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MCP server for read-only Linux system administration, diagnostics, and troubleshooting

MCP server installable network: lab runtime: sysbox

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 documentation.

Install

Install at your own risk. Community server from the official MCP Registry. Selfmade Ninja Labs checks that it installs and starts, but does not review its code. It runs inside your MCP lab as your lab user, with access to your lab storage and the network, and any keys you give it. Install it at your own risk.

Open LabStore on any connected Selfmade Ninja Labs instance and press Get — or run this from the instance shell:

labsctl store-install mcpr-rhel-lightspeed-linux-mcp-server

About

Kind: MCP server
Publisher: mcp-registry
Version: 828967903c42
Updated: 14 Oct 2026
Transport: stdio
Licence: Apache-2.0
Owner: rhel-lightspeed
Packaged by: MCP Registry

Tools (19)

get_journal_logs: Get systemd journal logs.
read_log_file: Read a specific log file.
get_network_interfaces: Get detailed information about network interfaces including address and traffic statistics.
get_network_connections: Get detailed information about active network connections.
get_listening_ports: Get details on listening port, protocols, and services.
list_processes: List running processes
get_process_info: Get information about a specific process.
list_services: List all systemd services.
get_service_status: Get detailed status of a specific systemd service.
get_service_logs: Get recent logs for a specific systemd service.
list_block_devices: List block devices on the system
list_directories: List directories under a specified path with various sorting options.
list_files: List files under a specified path with various sorting options.
read_file: Read the contents of a text file up to a safe size limit.
get_system_information: Get basic system information such as operating system, distribution, kernel version, uptime, and last boot time.
get_cpu_information: Get CPU information.
get_memory_information: Get detailed memory including physical and swap.
get_disk_usage: Get detailed disk space information including size, mount points, and utilization.
get_hardware_information: Get hardware information such as CPU details, PCI devices, USB devices, and hardware information from DMI.

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Every store app is stripped of privileged/host-mount settings at install and runs contained on the installing host. The rules.