Sentinelx MCP server

What it does

SentinelX is an MCP server that allows Claude or ChatGPT to operate Linux, macOS, and Windows hosts through an allowlisted, auditable interface. Commands, filesystem access, and service management are restricted by a per-path allowlist configured on the host, with all actions recorded.

• Run allowlisted shell commands and scripts on remote servers from Claude.ai or ChatGPT without granting unrestricted access.
• Edit files on remote hosts using structured operations (replace, regex, append) with path-based access controls.
• Manage system services (start, stop, restart) and perform file operations (upload, copy, delete, chmod, chown) through the LLM with audit trails.

Tools this server exposes

Tool	Does
sentinel_exec	Run an allowlisted shell command on the host.
sentinel_script_run	Run a one-off bash or python3 script on the host.
sentinel_edit	Perform structured file edits (replace, regex, replace-block, write, append, prepend).
sentinel_move	Move or rename a file or directory on the host.
sentinel_copy	Copy a file or directory on the host.
sentinel_delete	Delete a file or directory on the host.
sentinel_chmod	Change file permissions on the host.
sentinel_chown	Change file owner and group on the host.
sentinel_service	Manage system services using systemctl (start, stop, restart, reload, status).
sentinel_restart	Shortcut to restart a system service.
sentinel_upload_file	Single-shot file upload to the host.
sentinel_read	Read a file's contents with optional line-range slicing.
sentinel_list	Structured directory listing showing name, type, size, and modification time.
sentinel_search	Recursive content search with regex and glob filters.
sentinel_capabilities	Query the host's capabilities and allowlist configuration.

Before you enable it

An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.