By name: scitex-ssh
description: |
[WHAT] 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.
[WHEN] 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 service", "check tunnel status", "remove a tunnel", "expose this machine via a jump host", or mentions bastion server, NAT traversal, autossh, reverse SSH, HPC login node.
[HOW] pip install scitex-ssh then import scitex_ssh; see leaf skills for details.
tags: [scitex-ssh]
allowed-tools: mcp__scitex__tunnel_*
primary_interface: cli
interfaces:
python: 1
cli: 3
mcp: 2
skills: 2
http: 0
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_installation.md — pip install + system deps + smoke verify
- 02_quick-start.md — set up reverse tunnel (CLI + Python)
- 03_python-api.md — primitives + tunnel mgmt reference
- 04_cli-reference.md — full
scitex-sshsubcommand surface
Workflows
- 10_cli-commands.md — CLI commands (legacy)
- 11_mcp-tools-for-ai-agents.md — MCP tools for AI agents
- 12_quick-start.md — original quick-start (legacy)
- 13_python-api.md — original Python API page (legacy)
Standards
- 20_env-vars.md — Environment variables