Git & GitHub

vybn forwards your local SSH agent to the VM automatically, so you can push to GitHub (or any Git remote) using the SSH keys on your local machine — no credentials need to be stored on the VM.

Setup

1. Add an SSH key to GitHub

If you haven’t already:

• Generate a new SSH key
• Add the public key to your GitHub account

2. Load your key locally

Make sure your SSH key is loaded in your local agent before connecting:

# Check if your key is loaded
ssh-add -l

# If not, add it
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

3. Connect and use Git

vybn connect

On the VM, Git operations over SSH work normally:

git clone git@github.com:youruser/yourrepo.git
git push origin main

Notes

• Agent forwarding only lasts for the duration of your SSH session. If you disconnect and reconnect, forwarding resumes automatically as long as your local agent still has the key loaded.
• Use SSH URLs (git@github.com:...) for remotes, not HTTPS URLs.
• If ssh-add -l shows “The agent has no identities” on your local machine, your key isn’t loaded and forwarding won’t work.