How do I install the Scitex Ssh skill?

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Is Scitex Ssh free to use?

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Who published Scitex Ssh?

aibot88 (@aibot88) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Scitex Ssh by aibot88 — Agent Skill

Name: Scitex Ssh
Author: aibot88

Scitex Ssh

Persistent, auto-reconnecting SSH reverse tunnels for NAT traversal — installs an `autossh` systemd unit on the local host so a bastion/relay server can SSH back in even through firewalls and dynamic IPs. Python API — `setup(port, bastion_server=, secret_key_path=)`, `remove(port)`, `status(port=None)`, `get_version()`. Defaults read from env vars `SCITEX_SSH_BASTION_SERVER` and `SCITEX_SSH_SECRET_KEY_PATH`. 3 MCP tools — `tunnel_setup`, `tunnel_remove`, `tunnel_status`. Bundled bash scripts (`setup-autossh-service.sh` / `remove-autossh-service.sh`) install/remove `autossh-tunnel-<port>.service` via systemctl. Drop-in replacement for hand-writing `autossh -M 0 -NR port:localhost:22 user@host` commands, crafting `/etc/systemd/system/autossh-tunnel-*.service` unit files by hand, `sshuttle`, and manual `ssh -R` plus `tmux` reconnect loops. Use whenever the user asks to "set up a reverse SSH tunnel", "keep SSH alive through NAT", "access a lab machine from outside", "tunnel through a bastion", "autossh systemd se

aibot88 Updated Sep 21, 2026 3 repo stars

File contents

SSH Tunnels with scitex-ssh

Interfaces: Python ⭐ · CLI ⭐⭐⭐ (primary) · MCP ⭐⭐ · Skills ⭐⭐ · Hook — · HTTP —

Installation & import (two equivalent paths)

The same module is reachable via two install paths. Both forms work at runtime; which one a user has depends on their install choice.

# Standalone — pip install scitex-ssh
import scitex_ssh

# Umbrella — pip install scitex
import scitex.tunnel

pip install scitex-ssh alone does NOT expose the scitex namespace; import scitex.tunnel raises ModuleNotFoundError. To use the scitex.tunnel form, also pip install scitex.

See [../../general/02_interface-python-api.md] for the ecosystem-wide rule and empirical verification table.

Sub-skills

Core

01_quick-start.md — Quick start
02_python-api.md — Python API

Workflows

10_cli-commands.md — CLI commands
11_mcp-tools-for-ai-agents.md — MCP tools for AI agents

Standards

20_environment-variables.md — Environment variables

---name: scitex-sshdescription: Persistent, auto-reconnecting SSH reverse tunnels for NAT traversal — installs an `autossh` systemd unit on the local host so a bastion/relay server can SSH back in even through firewalls and dynamic IPs. Python API — `setup(port, bastion_server=, secret_key_path=)`, `remove(port)`, `status(port=None)`, `get_version()`. Defaults read from env vars `SCITEX_SSH_BASTION_SERVER` and `SCITEX_SSH_SECRET_KEY_PATH`. 3 MCP tools — `tunnel_setup`, `tunnel_remove`, `tunnel_status`. Bundled bash scripts (`setup-autossh-service.sh` / `remove-autossh-service.sh`) install/remove `autossh-tunnel-<port>.service` via systemctl. Drop-in replacement for hand-writing `autossh -M 0 -NR port:localhost:22 user@host` commands, crafting `/etc/systemd/system/autossh-tunnel-*.service` unit files by hand, `sshuttle`, and manual `ssh -R` plus `tmux` reconnect loops. Use whenever the user asks to "set up a reverse SSH tunnel", "keep SSH alive through NAT", "access a lab machine from outside", "tunnel through a bastion", "autossh systemd se---# SSH Tunnels with scitex-ssh> **Interfaces:** Python ⭐ · CLI ⭐⭐⭐ (primary) · MCP ⭐⭐ · Skills ⭐⭐ · Hook — · HTTP —## Installation & import (two equivalent paths)The same module is reachable via two install paths. Both forms work atruntime; which one a user has depends on their install choice.```python# Standalone — pip install scitex-sshimport scitex_ssh# Umbrella — pip install sciteximport scitex.tunnel````pip install scitex-ssh` alone does NOT expose the `scitex` namespace;`import scitex.tunnel` raises `ModuleNotFoundError`. To use the`scitex.tunnel` form, also `pip install scitex`.See [../../general/02_interface-python-api.md] for the ecosystem-widerule and empirical verification table.## Sub-skills### Core- [01_quick-start.md](01_quick-start.md) — Quick start- [02_python-api.md](02_python-api.md) — Python API### Workflows- [10_cli-commands.md](10_cli-commands.md) — CLI commands- [11_mcp-tools-for-ai-agents.md](11_mcp-tools-for-ai-agents.md) — MCP tools for AI agents### Standards- [20_environment-variables.md](20_environment-variables.md) — Environment variables

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