SSH (Secure Shell) provides encrypted remote access, file transfer, and tunneling over untrusted networks. OpenSSH is the standard implementation on Linux, macOS, and Windows (via built-in client). The client configuration lives at /.ssh/config and supports per-host settings, identity management, and connection reuse.
When to use: Remote server management, secure file transfers, port forwarding, jump host traversal, automated deployments, SOCKS proxying.
When NOT to use: High-throughput bulk data transfer across WANs (use Globus or similar), GUI-heavy remote desktop (use VNC/RDP), container orchestration (use kubectl/docker CLI).
SSH remote access patterns and secure shell utilities. Covers connections, config management, key generation (Ed25519, FIDO2), tunneling, port forwarding, file transfers, and multiplexing. Use when connecting to servers, managing SSH keys, setting up tunnels, transferring files over SSH, configuring jump hosts, or hardening SSH access. Source: oakoss/agent-skills.