aline

What problem does it solve?

It solves the problem of unreliable, repetitive SSH/SCP-style remote workflows by providing a stateful, reusable channel-based execution environment on Unix-like hosts.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Stateful remote channels: Keep a working directory, conda environment, and exported variables across multiple commands in the same channel.
• Local-first file workflow: Use push/pull (and sync) to move files safely between your local machine and the remote workspace.
• Fast output vs long-running jobs: Use exec --follow for short tasks and log --tail for inspecting long-running background work.

Use it for repeatable remote development, background servers/jobs, troubleshooting Aline workflows, and syncing local project directories to remote workspaces.

Quick Start

Use the aline skill to run a channel-based remote workflow on your Unix-like server by connecting once, bootstrapping a named channel, then executing follow-up commands in that same channel.