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remote-observable-process

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Use this skill when starting, supervising, debugging, holding open, or stopping any remote process over SSH that needs an operator-like interactive environment, a TTY, login-shell startup files, long-running observation, logs, readiness checks, or later inspection.

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remote-observable-process

Use this skill before starting a non-trivial remote process over SSH when the process needs to behave like it was launched by an operator in a terminal, be observed after launch, expose readiness, keep running beyond one command, or be stopped cleanly later.

Rule

For environment-sensitive processes, prefer SSH with a TTY and an interactive login shell:

ssh -tt host '/bin/zsh -ilc '\''COMMAND'\'''

If the remote host does not use zsh, adapt the shell while preserving the same properties: allocate a TTY, use a login/interactive shell, and keep the session foreground for first repro/debug runs.

Avoid detached first attempts such as:

ssh host "nohup COMMAND > /tmp/process.log 2>&1 &"
ssh host "COMMAND > /tmp/process.log 2>&1 &"

Those shapes hide lifecycle and can behave differently from a real remote session.

Stage Runtime Debugging

For network-sensitive server chains, model stage servers, GPU/Metal workloads, or bind/connect debugging, first prove the process in a held foreground TTY:

ssh -tt host '/bin/zsh -ilc '\''COMMAND 2>&1 | tee /tmp/COMMAND.log'\'''

Keep the SSH session open while sending traffic. Use tmux or screen only after validating that they preserve the same listener, downstream connection, and request behavior on that host.