SSH remote access - connections, tunnels, keys, file transfers. Use when connecting to servers, managing SSH keys, setting up port forwarding, or transferring files with scp/rsync.

<! TOC: Quick Start THE EXACT PROMPT Essential Commands Config AGENTS.md Blurb References SSH — Secure Remote Access Core Capability: Secure shell connections, key management, tunneling, and file transfers. Quick Start THE EXACT PROMPT — Common Workflows Connect Through Jump Host Local Port Forward (access remote service locally) Generate and Deploy Key Essential Commands Task Command Connect ssh user@host Connect on port ssh p 2222 user@host Connect with key ssh i ~/.ssh/key user@host Run remote command ssh user@host "command" Interactive remote ssh t user@host "htop" Copy to remote scp file.txt user@host:/path/ Copy from remote scp user@host:/path/file.txt ./ Sync to remote rsync avzP ./local/ user@host:/remote/ Local forward ssh L local:remote:port user@host Remote forward ssh R remote:local:port user@host SOCKS proxy ssh D 1080 user@host Jump host ssh J bastion user@internal Generate key ssh keygen t ed25519 Copy key to server ssh copy id user@host Debug connection ssh vvv user@host SSH Config Location: ~/.ssh/config Then connect with just: ssh myserver Connection Multiplexing (faster reconnects) SSH Agent Security Tips Use Ed25519 keys (faster, more secure than RSA) Set PasswordAuthentication no on servers Keep keys encrypted with passphrases Use ssh agent to avoid typing passphrase repeatedly Restrict key usage with command= in authorized keys AGENTS.md Blurb Copy this to your project's AGENTS.md: References Topic Reference Full command reference [COMMANDS.md](references/COMMANDS.md) Port forwarding details [TUNNELS.md](references/TUNNELS.md) Key management [KEYS.md](references/KEYS.md)