ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines
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OpenAI's Codex ChatGPT desktop app now forwards the local SSH agent to remote machines, letting an agent running remotely authenticate with a user's local SSH credentials—enabling actions such as pushing to private GitHub repositories. The capability was documented in a GitHub pull request (openai/codex#28131) and confirmed by a linked discussion comment. It matters because it removes a common friction point for developers running coding agents on remote hosts, who previously had to manage separate keys or credential copies. Watch for how OpenAI scopes and audits this credential delegation, since forwarding an SSH agent extends local key access to remote processes.
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