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ChatGPT Desktop forwards your SSH agent to remote machines

From Hacker News: The agent running on a remote machine can authenticate using your local SSH credentials. That means it can push to your private repos on GitHub, for example. Proof: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/28131#discussion_r3410013180

Source
Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)
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First seen here
Edition
Monday, November 9, 2026, ranked 14
Status
A claim made in a post or discussion that nobody independent has verified.
Why it’s here
A security finding about a widely used desktop app; 206 points on Hacker News.
Topics
Security, Openai, Developer tools