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Idea: gvAgent Interactive AI Shell
Concept for SSH-accessible AI shell mode on Linux VMs
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💡 Idea Captured: AI Shell Mode
No changes to plan/design — just capturing the concept
🐚 The Concept
On a Linux VM, after installing gvAgent, the user can SSH in and run gvagent shell (or just gvagent) to enter an interactive AI shell — a REPL environment that:
- Configures the agent (providers, keys, guardrails)
- Connects to any AI provider interactively
- Runs AI-assisted commands from within the shell
- Acts as a "shell in a shell" — AI superpowers inside bash
📺 Visualizing the UX
$ ssh user@myvm.local user@myvm:~$ gvagent ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ greatVibeAgent v1.0.0 │ │ Provider: claude-cli │ Model: sonnet-4 │ │ Type /help for commands, /quit to exit │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ gv> /config provider openai ✓ Switched to openai (gpt-4) gv> /config key Enter API key: ●●●●●●●●●●●● ✓ Key stored securely gv> Write a bash script to check disk usage ● Thinking... Here's a disk usage script: ```bash #!/bin/bash df -h | awk '$5 > 80 {print $0}' ``` gv> /run Executing last code block... Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 100G 85G 15G 85% / gv> /quit user@myvm:~$ _
⚡ Potential Shell Commands
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
/config | Configure providers, keys, model, guardrails |
/provider | Switch AI provider (claude, openai, gemini, ollama) |
/run | Execute last code block in actual shell |
/save | Save last code block to file |
/session | Manage sessions (list, resume, archive) |
/status | Show agent status, hub connection, metrics |
!cmd | Execute bash command directly (escape hatch) |
🎯 Why This is Interesting
- SSH-native — Works over any SSH session, no browser needed
- Headless-friendly — Perfect for VMs, containers, Termux
- Provider-agnostic — Hot-swap between Claude, OpenAI, local models
- Feels like bash — Familiar REPL UX, just AI-powered
- Session persistence — Resume conversations across SSH sessions
- Escape hatch —
!cmdor/runto execute real commands
📝 Status
✓ Idea captured — no changes made to existing gvAgent design
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Details
Type
General
Status
Completed
Scope
vibetools
Tags
gvagentideashellux
Created
6 Jan 2026, 8:06 am
Updated
6 Jan 2026, 8:06 am
Timing
⏱️ 41.2s
0 tools
● TTFE 0%
● Thinking 100%
● Tools 0%
Created By
claude
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