Feature support over SSH

When you Warpify an SSH session, Warp’s core terminal features — the input editor, completions, blocks, history search, and more — work the same as they do locally. However, several coding-specific features are not yet available in remote sessions because the Agent cannot directly access the remote filesystem.

Note

When a native tool is unavailable, the Agent automatically falls back to terminal commands (e.g. cat, sed, grep) to read and edit files. You can still accomplish most coding tasks over SSH, but the experience may be less seamless than working locally.

Features that work over SSH

The following features are fully available in Warpified remote sessions:

• Agent Mode conversations — You can chat with the Agent, ask questions, and request code changes. The Agent will use terminal commands to interact with the remote filesystem.
• Running shell commands — The Agent can execute commands on the remote machine on your behalf.
• Grep and file glob — The Agent can search for files and patterns using terminal-based grep and glob tools.
• MCP tools — Model Context Protocol integrations remain available.
• Terminal features — The input editor, command completions, autosuggestions, command history, blocks, and all other core terminal features work as expected.

Features not yet available over SSH

The following features require local filesystem access and are not yet available in Warpified remote (SSH) sessions:

• Codebase Context (indexing and search) — Warp cannot index or semantically search a remote codebase. The Agent will not have access to your full project context when generating responses. Feature request: GitHub #6831
• Native file reading — The Agent cannot read files through Warp’s built-in file reading tool. It falls back to terminal commands like cat to read file contents.
• Code diffs — The Agent cannot apply code diffs natively. It falls back to terminal commands like sed to make file edits.
• Code editor — Warp’s native code editor is not yet available in remote sessions. You cannot open, view, or edit files in Warp’s built-in editor over SSH.
• File tree (Project Explorer) — The file tree sidebar is not yet available in remote sessions.
• Code review panel — The Code Review panel for reviewing Git diffs is not yet available for remote repos.
• Computer use — The Agent cannot take screenshots or interact with the remote machine’s desktop.

Note

WSL sessions have the same limitations as SSH. Feature request for WSL support: GitHub #6744