Beta Remote files (SFTP)

Editora can edit files on a remote host over SSH/SFTP. A remote folder mounts as the Project tree, and from there editing, syntax highlighting, search, bookmarks, notes, and preview all work over the wire. Save writes straight back, no dialog.

Connecting

Action	Command
Connect to a host	`remote.connect`
Manage saved connections	`remote.manageConnections`
Open a remote file by URI	`remote.openFile`
Disconnect	`remote.disconnect`

remote.connect opens a form for host, port, user, and authentication. On success it mounts the remote folder as the Project tree and opens the Project tool window. Connections are remembered in connections.json.

Saved sites

Saved sites have three surfaces beyond the palette picker:

A Remote Sites tool window (tool.remote, M-g r) listing every saved site, with New, Connect, and Remove.
A Settings → Remote page (remote.settings) to add, edit, and remove sites: label, host, port, user, auth method, and key path.
A Remote Sites quick-connect list on the Welcome page.

Picking a site opens the connection form pre-filled; your password or key passphrase is still prompted each time and is never stored.

Authentication

Three methods, tried in this order when set to default: your default ~/.ssh keys, then a specific key file, then a password. Secrets are never stored, only the connection details (host, user, last path, and which method to use). The secret you type is wiped from memory as soon as the handshake completes.

Host-key verification

Editora verifies the server’s host key against ~/.ssh/known_hosts, the same file ssh uses, so a host you’ve already accepted at the terminal connects with no prompt. A host you’ve never connected to shows its fingerprint and asks you first. A host whose key has changed is refused outright, without any button to wave it through, since a changed key is how an impersonation attempt looks.

What works remotely, and what doesn’t

Remote files stay fully text-capable: editing, highlighting, search, bookmarks, notes, preview, and PDF or print.

Features that run a local process or read sibling files on the local disk are gated off for remote files: language servers, debugging, running, the HTTP client, Git, HTML live preview, and external-change polling. Recent files round- trip remote URIs and reconnect once the connection is open.

Behind the scenes

A remote path is a real java.nio.file.Path on an SFTP filesystem, so the same open, save, list, and search code paths work unchanged. The transport is Apache MINA SSHD. Saving over SFTP is just a normal save.