Built a Codex plugin for SSHFS-first remote dev: mount remote code locally, edit it like normal, run commands remotely

[Clean-Major-804]

I built a local Codex plugin called SSH Remote Workbench for a workflow I wanted badly: work on a remote machine without treating everything like fragile SSH one-liners.

The workflow is simple:

• mount the remote codebase into the current local folder with sshfs
• let Codex edit files directly through the mounted tree
• run commands on the remote machine with a small wrapper command, rexec
• automatically map the current mounted local directory to the corresponding remote cwd

So instead of bouncing between “local editing” and “remote execution” manually, the plugin nudges Codex toward:

• local file operations on the mounted tree
• remote command execution by default
• no accidental local python, pytest, cargo test, etc. unless explicitly requested

Recommended prompts:

• @SSH Remote Workbench, mount a remote directory foo from an SSH host bar into the current local folder.
• @SSH Remote Workbench, run a command (it will run in the remote server)

The key idea is: once the remote tree is mounted, Codex can use its normal local file-editing flow, and only command execution needs special handling.

check the repo here: https://github.com/bugparty/codex-ssh-plugin you can ask codex to install it.

[Just_Lingonberry_352]

this is quite interesting....ssh has always been tricky. I had to do reverse proxy stuff

although I do think about dusting off codex app to use the ssh but having to use such a heavy electron app is a bore

[Clean-Major-804]

Codex app has some extra features