Persistent SSH daemon for AI agents — session pooling, SHA-256 verified SFTP, deploy manifests, certificate auth. Built for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot.
Project description
sshDCommander
Persistent SSH daemon for AI agents and DevOps automation.
sshDCommander bridges AI agents to remote servers with persistent SSH sessions, SHA-256 verified file transfers, deploy manifests, and certificate-based authentication.
Edition note: This is the Base edition. For policy engine, RBAC, SSO, session recording, and fleet management, see sshdcommander-enterprise. Enterprise replaces Base — do not install both in the same environment.
Why sshDCommander?
- Persistent sessions — daemon maintains long-lived SSH connections across tool calls, eliminating reconnect overhead
- AI-agent ready — built for Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Aider, Cline, Windsurf, Codex CLI, and any agent with shell access
- SHA-256 integrity — every file transfer is checksum-verified; deploy manifests record and verify deployment state
- Certificate auth — built-in Ed25519 CA for certificate-based authentication without password or key sprawl
- OS keyring — credentials stored in the OS keyring (DPAPI on Windows, libsecret on Linux), never in config files
CLI Tools
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
sshdcmd |
Execute remote commands with session reuse |
sshdcp |
SFTP file transfer with SHA-256 verification and deploy manifests |
sshdctl |
Daemon management, server profiles, certificate authority |
Quick Start
pip install sshdcommander
sshdctl start-daemon
sshdctl server add --name prod --host 10.0.1.5 --user deploy
sshdcmd --client-id my-agent "uptime" --server prod --connect
Key Features
- Multi-server session pool (10+ concurrent sessions)
- Auto-reconnect with exponential backoff
- Deploy manifests for deployment integrity verification
- Reverse integrity auditing (drift detection)
- Script mode for complex multi-step workflows
- Multi-locale sudo support
- SSH agent forwarding
- Mandatory
--client-idaudit trail - Resume interrupted uploads
- Docker container management
- Systemd service management
- Rsync-style directory sync
Links
- Website: sshdcommander.com
- Documentation: sshdcommander.com/docs
- AI Instructions: sshdcommander.com/docs/ai-instructions
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