install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install hss

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install hss

MacPorts ports tree · net/hss/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#hss

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/hs/hss/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S hss

Arch Linux sync databases · hss · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Interactive parallel SSH client

Project links

Commands and aliases

hss

history

Project history and usage

hss is an interactive parallel SSH client for running commands across multiple servers while keeping a shell-like input experience.

Project history

The upstream README defines hss as an interactive SSH client for multiple servers, implemented around the local ssh command and libreadline. It aims to provide bash-like input with history search, completion, and parallel execution.

Adoption history

The input metadata records packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch. The README gives installation paths for Homebrew, MacPorts, Linux source builds, and binary releases, which points to lightweight operations-tool adoption rather than a large application ecosystem.

How it is used

Users pass hosts through a host file or repeated -H options, optionally set a username, common SSH options, output file, and concurrency limit, then either run an immediate command or enter an interactive multi-host shell.

Readline support adds command history, reverse search, completion from the first remote server, vi-style editing, and configurable history storage through HSS_HISTORY_FILE or XDG_STATE_HOME.

Why package nerds care

hss sits in the cluster of sysadmin tools that package managers keep alive because they solve a sharp problem with few moving parts: fan out ssh commands, preserve interactivity, and avoid a heavier orchestration system.

Timeline

v1.0: First v-prefixed release tag appears in the upstream repository.
1.10: Later numeric release tag appears in the upstream repository.
Homebrew formula: Packaged as brew:hss according to input metadata.

Related projects

Related tools include OpenSSH, GNU Readline, pssh-style parallel SSH tools, tmux-driven administration workflows, and configuration-management systems used when ad hoc parallel commands are no longer enough.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:ssh,client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`hss`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.10

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.10

https://github.com/six-ddc/hss

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:hss
Version	1.10
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hss
Homepage	https://github.com/six-ddc/hss
Repository	https://github.com/six-ddc/hss
Upstream docs	https://github.com/six-ddc/hss#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/six-ddc/hss/archive/refs/tags/1.10.tar.gz
Dependencies	readline
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	hss
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

hss

nix profile install nixpkgs#hss

normalized package name match
Matched by: Hss

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hs/hss/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

hss 1.10-1

Interactive ssh client for multiple servers

https://github.com/six-ddc/hss

sudo pacman -S hss

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Hss

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: hss from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

hss

sudo port install hss

normalized package name match
Matched by: Hss

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/hss/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/hss.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install hss with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman