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# session-tools
Resilient remote-execution wrappers for SSH/tmux patterns across the lilith
host fleet (plum, apricot, black, quinn-vps, ...).
The premise: a bare `ssh host cmd` dies the moment the transport hiccups,
killing whatever was running on the remote. These wrappers run commands inside
a detached tmux session on the remote so the work survives the SSH drop.
## Tools
- **`bin/remote-run <host> <cmd...>`** — One-shot command runner. Spawns a
detached tmux session on `<host>`, streams stdout/stderr back to your
terminal, propagates the exit code. If the local ssh dies mid-run, the tmux
session continues; reattach with `ssh <host> tmux ls` then
`ssh <host> tmux attach -t <session>`.
- **`bin/tssh <host>`** — Interactive shell wrapper. Auto-attaches to (or
creates) a per-user tmux session on `<host>` named `claude-$(whoami)`.
Detach with `Ctrl-b d`; transport drops don't kill the shell.
## Install
On every host that should have these on `$PATH`:
```sh
git clone http://forge.black.local/lilith/session-tools.git ~/Code/@scripts/session-tools
~/Code/@scripts/session-tools/install.sh
```
Symlinks `bin/remote-run` and `bin/tssh` into `~/bin`. Pulls future updates
via plain `git pull` — symlinks track the repo automatically.
## When to use what
| Scenario | Use |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Interactive shell on a remote | `tssh <host>` |
| One-off command (build, test, query) | `remote-run <host> "<cmd>"` |
| Long-running job (>1h, must survive reboot)| `systemd --user` unit on the remote, not ssh |
## Per-host shims (optional)
If a particular host gets used a lot, drop a one-liner into `~/bin/`:
```sh
# ~/bin/apricot-run
#!/bin/sh
exec remote-run apricot "$@"
```

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#!/bin/sh
# remote-run <host> <cmd...>
#
# Run a command on <host> inside a detached tmux session, stream output back,
# propagate exit code. If the local ssh dies mid-run, the tmux session keeps
# going on the remote — recover with:
# ssh <host> tmux ls
# ssh <host> tmux attach -t <session>
#
# <host> is whatever ssh accepts: a Host alias from ~/.ssh/config, a
# user@hostname, an IP, etc.
set -eu
if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
echo "usage: $0 <host> <cmd...>" >&2
exit 2
fi
host=$1
shift
session="claude-$(whoami)-$$-$(date +%s)"
# Single-quote-escape the user command for safe embedding in remote bootstrap.
user_cmd=$*
quoted_cmd=$(printf %s "$user_cmd" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g")
# Remote bootstrap — runs the user command in its own bash subshell so that
# any `exit` or `set -e` inside it does NOT short-circuit our exit-capture.
remote_cmd=$(cat <<REMOTE
session='${session}'
log="/tmp/\${session}.log"
exitf="/tmp/\${session}.exit"
: > "\$log"
tmux new-session -d -s "\$session" "bash -c '${quoted_cmd}' > \$log 2>&1; echo \\\$? > \$exitf; tmux wait-for -S done-\$session" 2>/tmp/\${session}.tmuxerr
if [ \$? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "tmux failed to start session:" >&2
cat /tmp/\${session}.tmuxerr >&2
rm -f /tmp/\${session}.tmuxerr
exit 127
fi
rm -f /tmp/\${session}.tmuxerr
( tail -F "\$log" 2>/dev/null ) &
tail_pid=\$!
tmux wait-for done-\$session 2>/dev/null
sleep 0.2
kill \$tail_pid 2>/dev/null || true
wait \$tail_pid 2>/dev/null || true
code=\$(cat "\$exitf" 2>/dev/null || echo 1)
tmux kill-session -t "\$session" 2>/dev/null || true
rm -f "\$log" "\$exitf"
exit \$code
REMOTE
)
ssh "$host" "$remote_cmd"

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#!/bin/sh
# tssh <host>
#
# Interactive ssh that auto-attaches to (or creates) a per-user tmux session
# on the remote, so transport drops don't kill your shell.
#
# Detach with Ctrl-b d. Reattach by re-running this command.
# Session name: claude-$LOCAL_USER on the remote box.
set -eu
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
echo "usage: $0 <host>" >&2
exit 2
fi
host=$1
session="claude-$(whoami)"
exec ssh -t "$host" "tmux new-session -A -s '${session}'"

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#!/bin/sh
# install.sh — symlink session-tools/bin/* into ~/bin (idempotent).
#
# Run this on every host that should have remote-run / tssh available.
set -eu
repo_dir=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
target=${HOME}/bin
mkdir -p "$target"
for src in "$repo_dir"/bin/*; do
name=$(basename "$src")
link="$target/$name"
if [ -L "$link" ] && [ "$(readlink "$link")" = "$src" ]; then
echo "ok: $link -> $src"
continue
fi
if [ -e "$link" ] && [ ! -L "$link" ]; then
echo "skip: $link exists and is not a symlink — leaving alone" >&2
continue
fi
ln -sfn "$src" "$link"
echo "link: $link -> $src"
done
case ":$PATH:" in
*":$target:"*) ;;
*) echo "note: add $target to PATH if it isn't already" ;;
esac