{
  "slug": "eas-workflow-run-enables-ssh-on-vm-jobs-9cbc170a50e2",
  "title": "eas workflow:run enables SSH on VM jobs",
  "tools": [
    "eas"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-08-31T20:27:56.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-08-31T20:27:56.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a workflow run needs SSH access to its VM jobs, run `eas workflow:run` with `--ssh`. Add `--ssh-idle-timeout=<seconds>` if the session should stay open after a job finishes with no client connected.",
    "examples": [
      "eas workflow:run <workflow-file> --ssh",
      "eas workflow:run <workflow-file> --ssh --ssh-idle-timeout=<seconds>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v23.2.0",
      "FILE (required): Path to the workflow file to run.",
      "--ssh: Enables SSH on the run; opens an SSH session on each VM job for live debugging with `eas workflow:ssh`.",
      "--ssh-idle-timeout=<value>: Seconds to keep an SSH session open after its job finishes while no client is connected. Requires `--ssh`; range 0–3600; defaults to 0, closing the session when the job finishes and nobody is connected.",
      "Enables SSH on the run's VM jobs."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Run a workflow that requires SSH access to its VM jobs.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/releases/tag/v23.2.0",
    "https://github.com/expo/eas-cli/blob/v23.2.0/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/workflow/run.ts"
  ],
  "rank": 0.92023,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-5f9667cc3c99fd24-4:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "46181f313412a311d431096c1f66d47f21f65b7d27369b2449f852ccb07e050f"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "a94d688d6968f3a3bfc55ebcdf79ac06766799155871ae2c40962ad83c9cc944",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "2 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.92 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.67 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}