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Install in Claude Code / Claude Desktop
Method: UVX (Python) · servonaut
Claude Code CLI
claude mcp add servonaut -- uvx servonaut
claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "servonaut": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["servonaut"]
    }
  }
}
1. Run the command above in your terminal (Claude Code), or paste the JSON config into claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop).
2. Replace any <placeholder> values with your API keys or paths.
3. Restart Claude. The MCP server and its tools appear automatically.
💡 Package name inferred from the repository name. Verify it exists on PyPI, or clone https://github.com/zb-ss/servonaut and follow its README.
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MCP Servers overview

# Servonaut

<!-- mcp-name: dev.servonaut/servonaut -->

**Your servers. Your terminal. Your AI agent. One TUI.**

Manage AWS, Hetzner, OVH, and custom servers from one terminal — with a built-in AI assistant and MCP server.

![Servonaut demo](docs/screenshots/demo.gif)

## Quick Install

**Linux / macOS:**

```bash
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zb-ss/servonaut/master/install.sh | bash
```

**Windows (PowerShell):**

```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zb-ss/servonaut/master/install.ps1 | iex
```

**Or install directly via pipx / pip:**

```bash
pipx install servonaut
```

**Manual install from source:**

```bash
git clone https://github.com/zb-ss/servonaut.git
cd servonaut
pipx install .
```

## Screenshots

<details>
<summary><b>📸 More screenshots</b> — CloudWatch Top IPs, IP banning, AI chat, sidebar, instance list</summary>

![Instance List](docs/screenshots/instances.png)
*Instance list — AWS, Hetzner, OVH, and custom servers merged into one view*

![Sidebar with full feature set](docs/screenshots/instances-sidebar.png)
*Sidebar reveals Fleet Memory, Memory Sync, Secrets, Settings, and per-provider management for OVH and Hetzner*

![AI Chat Assistant](docs/screenshots/instances-chat.png)
*Built-in AI assistant with MCP server integration — chat with local providers or hosted Servonaut AI*

![CloudWatch Logs Browser](docs/screenshots/cloudwatch.png)
*CloudWatch log browsing with Top IPs analysis, geolocation, and abuse scoring*

![IP Ban Manager](docs/screenshots/ip-ban-manager.png)
*Ban/unban IPs via WAF, Security Groups, or NACLs with audit trail*

All screenshots and the launch video were recorded with `--demo` active, which replaces real IPs, ARNs, paths, and secrets with safe fake equivalents. See [docs/demo-mode.md](docs/demo-mode.md) for what is redacted and how to use it.

</details>

## Features

- **Interactive TUI** with mouse and keyboard support powered by [Textual](https://textual.textualize.io/)
- **Multi-provider** — AWS EC2, OVHcloud (dedicated servers, VPS, Public Cloud), Hetzner Cloud (full lifecycle — list / create / destroy), plus custom servers from any provider (DigitalOcean, on-prem, etc.) with full SSH/SCP support
- **List and search** instances across all AWS regions with OVH and Hetzner instances merged into the same view
- **SSH into instances** — launches in new terminal window with auto-detected emulator
- **Run remote commands** via overlay panel with real-time streaming output, persistent history, and saved command favorites
- **Per-instance dashboard** — clicking an instance opens a Server Actions view with a sectioned action rail plus a detail pane showing an at-a-glance **server-memory snapshot** (OS, disk, web stack, databases, runtimes, containers) and an opt-in **live resource monitor** (CPU / RAM / load / disk / uptime, press `L` to start — polled over SSH only while open, never in the background)
- **Browse remote file systems** — interactive file tree navigation, available inline in the dashboard or as a full screen
- **SCP file transfer** — upload/download files and directories
- **Real-time log viewer** — stream remote logs via `tail -f` with pause, search, and log switching
- **Keyword-based server scanning** — search file contents across instances
- **CloudTrail event browser** — browse AWS CloudTrail events with filters for region, time range, event name, and user
- **CloudWatch Logs browser** — browse AWS CloudWatch log groups with Top IPs analysis, IP geolocation lookup, and AbuseIPDB integration
- **IP ban manager** — ban IPs via AWS WAF, Security Groups, or NACLs with audit trail
- **OVHcloud management** — `OVH → ⚙ Manage` per-provider screen with create / start / stop / reboot / delete (Cloud / VPS / dedicated routed automatically), region-first create wizard with API-backed flavor pricing, plus DNS zones, IP blocks and failover IPs, snapshots, block storage, billing and invoices, project-level SSH keys
- **Hetzner Cloud management** — `Hetzner → ⚙ Manage` per-provider screen with full lifecycle (create / power on / shutdown / power off / reboot / delete), state-aware action toolbar, project SSH-key registry, plus equivalent CLI (`servonaut hetzner list / create / destroy / ssh-keys / server-types`). Auto-registers new servers into the fleet. [Full docs](docs/hetzner.md)
- **AI log analysis** — analyze logs with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama (local install or [Ollama Cloud](https://docs.ollama.com/cloud)) with cost estimation
- **Built-in AI chat** — LLM assistant with tool-calling against your instances (powered by the same MCP tool surface below)
- **Servonaut AI** — hosted AI gateway included with Solo and Teams plans. Subscribe at [servonaut.dev](https://servonaut.dev) and chat with your fleet without configuring any local API key. The model can tail logs, run commands (with confirmation), and triage incidents through the existing Mercure relay — your AWS credentials and SSH keys never leave the CLI. Quota and top-up balance are shown inline in the chat panel and via `servonaut ai quota`.
- **Bring your own key** — prefer to use your own model? Configure each cloud provider's key independently in Settings → AI Provider (`ai_provider.openai_api_key`, `ai_provider.anthropic_api_key`, `ai_provider.gemini_api_key`, `ai_provider.ollama_api_key` for Ollama Cloud). Local Ollama needs no key — just point `ai_provider.base_url` at your install. All options coexist with Servonaut AI; a one-time picker lets you choose the default and you can switch per-session from the chat-panel header.
- **Server memory** — persistent per-server cache of OS/runtime/service/web-stack/log/database/container/network/git/disk facts. Agents call `get_server_memory(id)` before SSH round-trips; CLI has `servonaut memory build|refresh|show|export|annotate|pin|clear`. [Full docs](docs/memory.md)
- **Memory Sync** — Solo+ feature that backs up your fleet memory to servonaut.dev with end-to-end encryption (X25519 keypair + AES-256-GCM envelopes wrapped to a passphrase you control). Drift detection across re-probes, cross-device history, and AI-queryable fact cache. The TUI's `☁ Memory Sync` sidebar entry is the unified setup / unlock / status hub.
- **MCP server for AI agents** — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc. ~60 tools covering instance ops, AWS EC2 lifecycle + describe helpers, S3 / object storage on AWS, Hetzner, OVH, AWS log analysis & IP banning (CloudWatch / CloudTrail / WAF / Security Group / NACL), full Hetzner + OVH lifecycle (create / start / stop / reboot / delete), SSH-key registry CRUD, server-memory queries, session introspection, and authenticated REST proxy. Three-tier guard system (`readonly` / `standard` / `dangerous`), confirmation-protocol prompt baked into every mutating tool's description, and a JSONL audit trail.
- **Servonaut Cloud account** — optional; run `servonaut login` (or TUI → Account → Login) to unlock config sync across machines and the MCP relay
- **MCP relay** — `servonaut connect` (or the TUI autostart) keeps a Mercure SSE connection open so AI agents and team-mates can dispatch MCP tool calls to this machine over the internet. Tokens never leave the CLI; heartbeats every 30 s with automatic Mercure JWT refresh.
- **Config sync** — client-side-encrypted snapshots of your config.json pushed/pulled from servonaut.dev, paired with a passphrase you control
- **Bastion host / jump server support** via ProxyJump or ProxyCommand
- **Per-host SSH tuning** — `extra_ssh_options` per connection profile / custom server for legacy boxes (`HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa`, custom keepalives, etc.)
- **SSH key management** with auto-discovery and per-instance configuration
- **Instance caching** with stale-while-revalidate for fast startup
- **Auto-update check** — notifies of new versions on startup, one-click update from the menu or `servonaut --update`
- **Desktop shortcut** — `servonaut --install-desktop` adds an app launcher entry (Linux/macOS)
- **Fully configurable** — all settings in `~/.servonaut/config.json`

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.10+
- AWS CLI configured (`~/.aws/credentials` and `~/.aws/config`)
- SSH client (standard on Linux/macOS, OpenSSH on Windows)
- `pipx` for isolated installation (recommended)

Your AWS credentials need `ec2:DescribeInstances` and `ec2:DescribeRegions` permissions. Additional permissions needed for optional features:

| Feature | Required Permissions |
|---------|---------------------|
| CloudTrail browser | `cloudtrail:LookupEvents` |
| IP ban (WAF) | `wafv2:GetIPSet`, `wafv2:UpdateIPSet` |
| IP ban (Security Groups) | `ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress`, `ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupIngress`, `ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups` |
| IP ban (NACLs) | `ec2:CreateNetworkAclEntry`, `ec2:DeleteNetworkAclEntry`, `ec2:DescribeNetworkAcls` |
| CloudWatch Logs | `logs:DescribeLogGroups`, `logs:FilterLogEvents` |
| OVHcloud (optional) | OVH API credentials — 3-key (application key / secret / consumer key) or OAuth2. Set up via `servonaut --setup-ovh` or in Settings. |

## Getting Started

```bash
servonaut
```

That's the whole interface. The TUI is the primary and recommended way to
use Servonaut — every feature (fleet view, SSH, remote commands, logs,
IP banning, AI chat, server memory, provider management) is reachable from
the sidebar, with full mouse and keyboard support.

A few flags you may want on day one:

```bash
servonaut --update                # Check for updates and upgrade
servonaut --install-desktop       # Create desktop shortcut (Linux/macOS)
servonaut --setup-ovh             # Guided OVHcloud credential setup
servonaut --debug                 # Verbose logging to stderr
```

**Headless & automation:** every major feature also has a scriptable CLI
(`servonaut connect`, `servonaut memory`, `servonaut ai`,
`servonaut hetzner`, `servonaut secrets`) for CI runners, cron jobs, and
boxes without an interactive session — see the
[CLI Reference](docs/cli-reference.md). Wiring up an AI agent inst
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You can install servonaut by cloning the repository (https://github.com/zb-ss/servonaut) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.

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