FAQ: Clide MCP & Secure SSH
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No. Credentials are entered only in the left xterm shell. Terminal text output may enter Claude context; passwords never do.
Start Clide, enable AI, install Claude Code CLI. Clide writes IDE bridge lock files and registers the aiterm MCP server. Or run
claude mcp add -s project with repo .mcp.json.Direct SSH puts keys on servers or passwords in AI context. Clide keeps login local; MCP drives your open PTY — same security as Tabby plus native AI integration.
Yes —
Clide_*_x64-portable.zip on Releases since v0.1.76.Clide is the desktop app. The MCP server is named aiterm.