Do I need a CloudBlast server to use it?

No. CloudTerm connects to any host you like, on any provider. If you do have CloudBlast servers, they appear in the host list on their own once you sign in.

Which platforms does it run on?

Windows, macOS on both Apple silicon and Intel, and Linux as an AppImage.

Which AI models can it use?

Claude Code for Anthropic models, Codex for OpenAI models, Grok Build for xAI, Kimi Code for Moonshot, and OpenCode for any provider you have already configured. CloudTerm drives the CLI on your machine with your own account, so you use whatever plan you already pay for. You can also point it at a model running on your own computer.

Does the AI agent run commands without asking?

No. It asks before it changes anything. Commands that only look can go on an allow list, and there is a stricter or a looser mode if you want one.

Can it replace PuTTY, WinSCP and Remote Desktop?

That is the idea. SSH, telnet and serial, a full SFTP manager, port forwarding and RDP or VNC all live in the same window on the same connection.

Can I use it at work?

Yes. CloudTerm is fair-code: free to use, modify and share anywhere, including commercially. You only need a licence from us to sell it or ship its code inside something you charge for.

Can I use it without sending anything to a cloud model?

Yes. Point the assistant at a model running on your own machine, LM Studio, Ollama, llama.cpp or anything else that speaks the OpenAI API, and nothing leaves the computer. Pick a model with tool support, since the assistant works by calling tools.

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The all in one AI powered terminal

SSH, SFTP, telnet and Windows RDP in a single window, with an AI agent that reads the session in front of you. Free, open to read, and built by CloudBlast.

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myserver

Welcome to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 6.8.0-45-generic x86_64)

* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com

* Management: https://landscape.canonical.com

* Support: https://ubuntu.com/pro

System information as of Sun Nov 2 09:14:07 UTC 2026

System load: 0.08 Processes: 131

Usage of /: 81.2% of 77.35GB Users logged in: 0

Memory usage: 18% IPv4 address for eth0: 203.0.113.24

Swap usage: 0%

Last login: Sat Nov 1 22:41:12 2026 from 198.51.100.7

root@myserver:~#

WHAT IT IS

One window for every way you reach a server

CloudTerm keeps the terminal, the file transfer, the port forward and the remote desktop on the same connection and the same tab strip. No second app, no second login.

A terminal
SSH, telnet and serial consoles, with tabs, split panes and GPU accelerated rendering.
An SFTP client
Files on the connection you already have open, with recursive transfers and drag and drop.
An RDP and VNC viewer
A Windows box and a Linux box side by side in the same app, tunnelled through SSH.
A place to keep servers
Folders, tags, a key vault and snippets, all encrypted and all searchable.
An AI agent
A panel beside the terminal that reads the session you are looking at and asks before it changes anything.

AI AGENT

The agent works inside your session

Pick the agent you already have. CloudTerm drives the CLI on your own machine under your own account, so there is nothing to paste and nothing extra to subscribe to. Or point it at a model running on your own computer, and nothing leaves the machine at all.

Claude CodeAnthropic models

CodexOpenAI models

OpenCodeAny provider you have set up

Grok BuildxAI models

Kimi CodeMoonshot models

Local modelWhatever you have loaded

Reads the session you are watching
The error on your screen is the one it answers, without you pasting anything.
Works in the terminal you can see
Commands are typed into the pane and the output stays in your scrollback, or run on a hidden channel if you prefer.
Asks before it changes anything
An allow list covers the commands that only look, with a stricter or looser mode when you want one.
Pointed where you like
The session in front of you, one you pin, or every host you have saved.
Tools instead of guesses
Connect a saved host, read and write files, answer a prompt that is already waiting, read the scrollback.
Leaves your own machine alone
Unless you say otherwise, and it stops on its own rather than looping.
Model and effort per conversation
With what it is costing, or how much of your plan it has used, shown as it works.

Claude Code has to be the native install, the one that puts claude in ~/.local/bin. An npm install leaves a .cmd shim on Windows, which cannot be started the way the agent runs it.

On Windows, install OpenCode natively with Chocolatey, Scoop, npm or its release binary. A copy installed only inside WSL is not visible to the native CloudTerm desktop app.

FEATURES

Everything you open a terminal for, in one place

The features people usually spread across four applications, on one connection and one keyboard.

Terminal

Split panes in any arrangement, with zoom and fullscreen
Tabs you can name, colour and group, restored on the next launch
36 themes, or pick the colours yourself
Find in scrollback with regex, and clickable links
Broadcast input to every session at once
Session recording and one click screenshots

Connections

SSH, telnet and serial in the same window
Jump hosts for anything behind a bastion
SOCKS5, SOCKS4 and HTTP proxies, saved once and used by any connection: terminals, SFTP, port forwards and remote desktops
Passwords, keys, SSH agent, certificates and Windows Hello keys held in the TPM
2FA prompts handled properly
Automatic reconnect after a drop or a laptop waking up

Files and networking

Full SFTP manager: recursive transfers, resume, conflict handling, drag and drop
Edit remote files in your own editor, uploaded on every save
Port forwarding: local, remote and dynamic SOCKS5, with live traffic counters
Remote desktops: RDP and VNC in a pane, tunnelled through SSH

Organisation

Folders and colour coded tags across the whole host list
Snippets with prompted values, and packages that run a series of them
Instant search over names, addresses and tags
Import your existing SSH config in one step

Security

Encrypted vault for every credential, behind an optional opening password
Host key verification on every connection and every hop
Free cloud sync, encrypted on your machine before it is uploaded
Encrypted backups that move your whole setup to another machine
Activity log of every connection made and every change

OPERATING SYSTEMS

It knows what it is connected to

The OS is detected on connect, and the host card and the tab take its logo, so you can tell a Debian box from a Fedora box at a glance instead of reading hostnames.

CLOUD SYNC

Free cloud sync, for everyone

Hosts, folders, keys, snippets, trusted host keys and terminal settings, encrypted on your machine before they ever leave and restored the moment you sign in somewhere else.

Free with a CloudBlast account, whether or not you host a single server with us.

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Already a CloudBlast customer? Your servers appear in the host list on their own, ready to connect.

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Take the latest release for your platform. Nothing to pay and nothing to sign up for.

macOS

Apple silicon (M1 and later)Intel

Windows

Installer, x64 (recommended)Portable, x64

Linux

AppImage, x64

On Windows you can install and update it from a terminal instead:

winget install CloudBlast.CloudTerm

Browse all releases on GitHub

Build from source

The whole source is on GitHub. Clone it, install and run:

git clone https://github.com/BradPerbs/cloudterm.git
cd cloudterm
npm install
npm run dev

Build a portable executable into dist/:

npm run build

The AI agent drives whichever CLI is already installed and signed in on your machine. If you want to use OpenCode and do not have it yet, install the opencode CLI and add a provider with opencode auth login. CloudTerm reads those credentials in place; it never copies or stores them.

To use a local model, start the server you already run and put its address in Settings, Assistant. LM Studio listens on http://localhost:1234/v1, Ollama on http://localhost:11434/v1 and llama.cpp on http://localhost:8080/v1, and anything that speaks the OpenAI API works. Pick a model with tool support, since the assistant works by calling tools rather than by writing text.

SHORTCUTS

The keys you will actually use

Find in scrollbackCtrlShiftF
Split rightAltShift=
Snippet paletteCtrlShiftK
Split downAltShift-
Broadcast inputCtrlShiftB
Zoom paneAltShiftZ
Copy and pasteCtrlShiftC / V
Close paneCtrlShiftW
AI agentCtrlShiftA
Move between panesAltArrows

Tech stack

A desktop app, not a web wrapper around a shell.

Electron · React · xterm.js · ssh2 · IronRDP (WebAssembly) · noVNC · Tailwind · Vite · Claude Agent SDK · Codex SDK · OpenCode SDK

Fair-code licence

The source is open to read, and the software is free to use, modify and share, at work or anywhere else. Selling it, or putting any part of its code into something you charge for, needs a commercial licence from CloudBlast, which is usually just a matter of asking.

Community

Questions, bugs, feature requests, or just want to see what is coming next? Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub too.

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Everything people ask about CloudTerm, the AI agent and the licence.

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CloudTerm

Yes. CloudTerm is free to download and use, at home and at work, and the whole source is on GitHub. Cloud sync is free too, with a free CloudBlast account.

Keys and passwords live in an encrypted vault behind an optional opening password. Cloud sync encrypts everything on your machine before it is uploaded, and host keys are verified on every connection and every hop.

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