remote-ssh-bridge

What This Skill Does

The remote-ssh-bridge skill acts as a formalized interface for executing remote administrative tasks directly from your OpenClaw environment. By standardizing shell interactions through pre-vetted templates, this skill ensures that tasks like running Puppeteer-based browser automation, executing 'bird' read operations, or managing inbox-style messaging on a secondary server are performed consistently and securely. It bridges the gap between your local agent and the remote infrastructure without requiring complex manual command-line configuration for every task.

Installation

To install the remote-ssh-bridge, use the standard ClawHub command within your terminal or OpenClaw interface: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/highlander89/remote-ssh-bridge. Once installed, ensure you have your SSH keys correctly configured for the target machine, as the skill relies on passwordless authentication to the host defined in your environment variables.

Use Cases

1. Automated Monitoring: Schedule health checks using scripts/check-sapconet.sh to monitor remote services without manual login.
2. Remote Browser Execution: Use the Puppeteer templates to trigger headless browser workflows on a machine with higher compute resources.
3. Centralized Messaging: Relay notification messages or inbox updates to remote systems using the msg-sapconet.sh utility to keep distributed team members informed.
4. Maintenance Batching: Send maintenance notices or status updates across multiple remote nodes by simply rotating the REMOTE_TARGET variable.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, use remote-ssh-bridge to execute the health check script on the production host."
2. "Please send an inbox message to the remote operator relay: 'System update scheduled for 02:00 UTC' using the standard msg-sapconet script."
3. "Bridge the connection to the remote server and trigger the Puppeteer automation sequence located in the scripts directory."

Tips & Limitations

• Security: Always verify the content of the shell scripts before running them. Never hardcode credentials within the scripts themselves; utilize local environment variables or your system keychain.
• Scope: This skill is strictly for SSH-based remote command orchestration. It does not perform any outbound network calls from the agent itself, only tunnel-based execution on the remote target.
• Maintenance: Periodically check for updates on the ClawHub source repo to ensure compatibility with newer OpenClaw runtime updates. Always test your command placeholders in a staging environment before pushing to live production servers.