RSSH

Judgement

What it is

Complete system

What it does

An SSH client for desktop and mobile with SFTP, command output grouped into blocks, live discovery of containers, an AI assistant that reads the terminal, and an MCP server for local agents. Keys stay in the OS keystore and configs sync through your own private GitHub repository.

Adopt it when

You manage servers and containers from several devices and want an SSH client with sync across them and optional AI help.

Watch out

It is about seven months old and holds your SSH credentials and sessions, and the AI features send terminal content to a model provider.

Ready for

Usable

Runs as

Desktop app and mobile app

Built with

Rust, Tauri, Svelte and TypeScript

How established

Young: started 6 months ago, latest release v1.0.8.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: RSSH → Rust → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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