Building Termalin — SSH for AI agents. Give Claude Code & Cursor server access without your keys.

svyatoslav pavlov • Peerlist

<h3>A powerful and fast SSH client designed for both individual users and AI agents. This tool offers a comprehensive suite of features to enhance your command-line experience.</h3><ul><li>Tabbed Terminal: Manage multiple SSH sessions with browser-style tabs that can be reordered, along with a hosts sidebar, snippets, and session restore with scrollback.</li><li>SFTP and File Editor: Browse, upload, and download remote files, with an integrated editor for in-place editing without needing to transfer files locally.</li><li>Dual-Pane File Management: Easily manage files between two panes, transfer between hosts, or directly to and from S3 buckets.</li><li>Database Client: Connect to and query over 13 different database engines including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch, with a built-in SQL editor.</li><li>Port Forwarding: Configure port forwarding and tunnels with simple language instead of complex commands, with options to save and start on launch.</li><li>Key Management: Generate, import, and manage SSH keys, with a secure agent that caches passphrases for one-time unlock.</li><li>Command History and Suggestions: Access a per-host command history that can be searched and used to create snippets. Get inline command suggestions based on history and snippets.</li><li>Local Terminal Integration: Open a shell on your local machine within a tab, allowing seamless interaction with local commands and AI agents.</li><li>Customizable Themes: Personalize your terminal with 36 themes, including popular options like Dracula, Nord, and Solarized, with per-host or global settings.</li><li>Live System Stats: Monitor CPU, memory, disk, network, and load directly from the status bar.</li><li>Agent-Native Functionality: Features a built-in MCP server, allowing AI agents to connect and operate on your servers securely. Your keys are never directly handed to the agent; Termalin signs on its behalf.</li><li>Cross-Platform Compatibility: Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and iPadOS, with an Apple Watch companion, plus a browser-based client for access on any device. Pro version offers end-to-end encrypted sync across devices.</li><li>Secure Tunneling: Connect to servers behind firewalls without opening inbound ports, using a lightweight agent that dials out to Termalin. Logins use short-lived certificates instead of SSH keys.</li></ul>Termalin is built with a focus on performance and security, utilizing a Rust core and memory-efficient design to stay quick even with numerous sessions open.