zsh-ssh-agent

A bloat free utility plugin for managing ssh-agent in zsh. This plugin automatically starts and manages ssh-agent whenever a new ternimal session starts.

Installation

To install zsh-ssh-agent using zap, a minimal zsh plugin manager, add the following line to your .zshrc file and you're good to go.

plug 'twfksh/zsh-ssh-agent'

Configuration

For seamless integration with ssh-agent, add the following line to ~/.ssh/config file:

Host *
    AddKeysToAgent yes

Recommended if you want all keys used by ssh to be added automatically.

If you have multiple SSH keys for different services (GitHub, GitLab, AWS, etc.), you can specify them explicitly in your .ssh/config:

# GitHub
Host github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_github
    AddKeysToAgent yes

Each Host entry can have its own key. AddKeysToAgent yes ensures that key is automatically loaded when connecting. You can still use the script to auto-load a default set of keys for convenience.

Inspired by ivakyb/fish_ssh_agent that I've been using on fish shell.