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What it is

Streams a macOS desktop into a terminal pane over SSH. Captures the screen with ScreenCaptureKit, renders frames through the kitty graphics protocol, and returns mouse and keyboard input via CGEvent. No VNC, codec or extra port is needed.

Who it's for

Mac users who want remote access over SSH from a kitty-protocol terminal such as Ghostty, kitty or WezTerm

How to use it

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zzjcool/krd/main/install.sh | sh

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