scp-server

scp-server is a service intended to expose SCP (Secure Copy) file transfer functionality over the network. Typical usage would be to accept incoming SCP connections and forward file uploads/downloads to/from a configured storage location.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (25d ago)
Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Infrastructure file-transfer scp ssh server
⚙ Agent Friendliness
24
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
44
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
28
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
50
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
70
Auth Strength
50
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
40
Secret Handling
40

Security properties (TLS/SSH, key handling, logging, filesystem isolation) are not verifiable from the provided prompt. Typical SCP/SSH uses encrypted transport, but authorization granularity and operational hardening details cannot be confirmed.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
30
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • • Automated file transfer to/from servers via SCP
  • • Embedding SCP into workflows where you need a stable service endpoint
  • • Replacing manual scp usage with a supervised daemon/service

Not For

  • • Large-scale object storage or resumable uploads where S3-like semantics are required
  • • Use cases needing REST/HTTP-based APIs or rich query/filter capabilities
  • • Compliance regimes requiring documented support for specific authz models and audit exports (not verifiable from provided info)

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: SSH authentication (e.g., keys/user accounts) (exact method not confirmed from provided info)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

No auth method details were provided in the prompt, so scoring is based on the typical nature of SCP/SSH services rather than confirmed implementation details.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Assumed self-hosted open-source/package; no pricing information provided.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ SCP is typically connection-oriented; agents may need robust SSH handling (host keys, reconnects).
  • ⚠ SCP/SSH may require interactive trust establishment (known_hosts) depending on configuration.
  • ⚠ Without explicit API semantics, agents must implement their own retry/idempotency strategies for partial transfers.

Alternatives

OpenSSH scp/sftp directly (no additional service layer) SFTP server (often easier to integrate with user/password or key-based auth workflows) Object storage with presigned URLs (if your workflow can change protocols)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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