Show HN: OpenTunnel – Run Remote Commands as Local Agent Tool Calls

Category: infrastructure

Tags: agent-tools, remote-command-execution, tunneling

Score: 7.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 9, Utility: 7)

OpenTunnel provides ephemeral, end-to-end encrypted tunnels for AI agents to execute commands on remote machines without SSH, accounts, or persistent access. It combines agent tool-calling with a zero-trust security model, making remote command execution as simple as a local call. The project is interesting for its clean design and practical solution to a common agent limitation.

Target audience: backend devs, ai engineers, devops

Repository: https://github.com/akoenig/opentunnel · Go · MIT · 4 stars

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