tabby-keepass-ssh

A Tabby plugin that automatically fills SSH passwords and TOTP codes from a KeePass database during keyboard-interactive authentication — no manual copy-paste required.

Features

• Password auto-fill — matches KeePass entries by ssh://host:port URL and pre-fills the password field automatically
• TOTP auto-fill — generates the current TOTP code from the KeePass entry and submits it automatically
• Full auto-submit — both password and TOTP panels are submitted without any user interaction
• Secure master password — stored in the OS keychain (macOS Keychain / libsecret / Windows Credential Manager), never written to disk in plaintext
• KDBX4 support — argon2 key derivation via hash-wasm
• Live reload — detects .kdbx file changes via fs.watch and clears the cache automatically
• Duplicate URL handling — when multiple entries share the same URL, Tabby's selector UI lets you choose

Prerequisites

• Tabby with the tabby-ssh plugin
• A KeePass database (.kdbx) with SSH entries

KeePass entry format

Each SSH entry must have its URL field set to:

ssh://hostname
ssh://hostname:port

Examples:

Host	Port	URL field
192.168.1.10	22	ssh://192.168.1.10
my-server.example.com	2222	ssh://my-server.example.com:2222

TOTP setup

If the SSH server requires TOTP (e.g. Google Authenticator), store the TOTP secret in the same entry using any of these field names:

Field name	Format	Created by
otp	otpauth://totp/...?secret=BASE32SECRET	KeePassXC
TimeOtp-Secret-Base32	raw base32 secret	KeePass 2.47+ built-in TOTP
TOTP Seed	raw base32 secret	Legacy KeePass TOTP plugin

Installation

Option A — Tabby Plugin Manager (recommended)

Search for tabby-keepass-ssh in Tabby Settings → Plugins and click Install. Restart Tabby when prompted.

Option B — From source

Requirements: Node.js 18 or later

git clone <this-repo>
cd tabby-ssh-keepass
npm install
npm run build
npm run install-plugin

npm run install-plugin copies the built files to the correct Tabby plugin directory:

OS	Plugin directory
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/tabby/plugins/node_modules/tabby-keepass-ssh/
Linux	~/.config/tabby/plugins/node_modules/tabby-keepass-ssh/
Windows	%APPDATA%\tabby\plugins\node_modules\tabby-keepass-ssh\

Restart Tabby after installation.

Setup

1. Open Tabby Settings → KeePass SSH
2. Set the path to your .kdbx file
3. Enter the master password (saved to the OS keychain)
4. Set the SSH profile's Authentication to Keyboard-interactive

The plugin will auto-fill credentials on every connection.

Security notes

• The master password is kept in memory only for the duration of a DB open operation and is never written to disk in plaintext.
• ProtectedValue.getText() is called immediately before use and the result is not retained.
• Storing the TOTP secret and password in the same KeePass entry is an intentional trade-off for convenience.

Development

npm run watch          # rebuild on file change
npm run install-plugin # copy to Tabby plugin directory
# then restart Tabby

License

MIT

Copyright (c) 2026 Ji-Ho Lee

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