Launch command on remote ssh session

[AprilArcus]

If I execute kitty +kitten ssh my-remote and then kitty @ launch --cwd=current from the resulting SSH session, I see a new kitty window connected to my-remote.

However, if I pass a command as an argument, e.g. kitty @ launch --cwd=current top, the command is executed on my local environment, not my my-remote. How can I use kitty @ launch to open a new command after establishing an SSH connection and changing to the appropriate directory?

[AprilArcus]

I experimented a little bit and found that this accomplishes what I want:

kitty @ launch kitty +kitten ssh -t "$(whoami)@$(hostname)" "cd $(pwd); my_command"

I would propose that

kitty @ launch --cwd=current my_command

could be shorthand for this.

[kovidgoyal]

IIRC currently kitty only forwards over ssh if you are running the shell, this is because often when running a program it might be one that you want the local version of, for example when browsing scrollback or running a kitten. I suppose I could have requests received over remote control from a remote system default to running the specified command remotely, or maybe add a flag to launch to control the behavior.

[kovidgoyal]

There you go: 7c8c7fe