ShellMateDownload

Specification

Everything it does today, in one place. Nothing here is on a roadmap — it is what the build on this page contains.

Transports
SSH·serial console·telnet·jump host·SFTP·port forwards
Sessions
multi-tab·tiling·per-tab logging·full history·replay
Assistant
Claude·OpenAI·xAI·DeepSeek·local Ollama
It can see
the active session·any tab you choose·parsed show output·your own documents
Automation
Ansible runner·OpenTofu·scheduled backups·config push with rollback
Knows the kit
IOS·IOS-XE·IOS-XR·NX-OS·ASA·Junos·EOS·PAN-OS·and more
Secrets
DPAPI or master-password vault·redaction before anything leaves·an audit trail
Runs on
Windows 10 and 11·no install·no administrator rights

What it is for

Six things it does that a terminal emulator does not. Each one exists because the alternative was a second window and a copy and paste.

Sees the screen

Ask about what is in front of you. The assistant reads the session buffer, the commands you ran and the device it worked out you are on — so "why is this interface down" is a question about this interface.

Suggests, never sends

A suggested command arrives as a block with a Send button and the tab it would go to. Nothing reaches a device until you click, and anything dangerous is held and asked about first.

Remembers everything

Every session is recorded and searchable — every command on every device, by date, by operator. "What did I change on the core last Tuesday" is a query, not an afternoon.

Notices drift

Configurations are captured on a timer and compared. Reconnect to a device that has changed since you were last there and it says so, with the difference.

Runs playbooks

An Ansible runner and a visual builder, with a library of templates. Plans, dry runs and a record of what each run actually changed, per device.

Builds infrastructure

OpenTofu behind a form: define sites, read the plan, approve it, apply it. State in R2 or on disk, with the lock visible and the outputs shown.


Download

One executable either way. The portable build is the one most people want; the installer exists for estates where software arrives through a deployment tool.

Installer

coming

For estates where software arrives through Intune or SCCM: a signed installer, a Start menu entry, and updates handled by the operating system rather than by the application.

MSI and signed .exe · in progress

Not yet available