Conduit is a local-first terminal workspace for SSH, Mosh, SFTP, and local shells.

It is built for people who need terminals from a phone without creating an account, syncing credentials through a service, or paying a subscription to open a shell.

Connect to remote machines over SSH or Mosh, browse files with SFTP, or run a full Arch Linux shell right on the device - pacman and all - with no root and no remote server.

Features:

SSH terminal sessions
Local Arch Linux shell on-device (Android, arm64) with pacman, running unprivileged through proot - no root, no server; downloads an Arch Linux ARM image on first use
Mosh roaming for unreliable mobile networks
Tmux auto attach/create per host, with start directories, prefix keys, action shortcuts, and scrollback mode
SFTP file browsing and export
Import SSH private keys from a file, or generate an Ed25519 key on device
Optional passphrase encryption for generated keys, with public-key copy and export
OpenSSH FIDO hardware-key authentication, tested with YubiKey
External authentication that lets the SSH server authenticate you without saved credentials
USB and NFC support for CTAP-compatible security keys
Saved machine profiles with tags, search, and sorting by last connected, name, or date added
Local credential and trusted host key storage
Trusted host key prompts and key management
App lock with device authentication when supported
Tabbed terminal workspace
Customizable key row with modifier, navigation, and function keys, key repeat, latching modifiers, and your own text and control-key shortcuts
Fullscreen terminal mode
Terminal themes
Background keepalive through a foreground service

Conduit does not require a Conduit account and does not use a Conduit sync service. Saved connection profiles, credentials, and trusted host keys are stored on device using platform secure storage.

Mosh support requires mosh-server on the remote host and reachable UDP ports. Predictive echo is experimental and opt-in.