diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 48ece38..9f7de1f 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 - 上游来源：<https://github.com/MasuRii/pi-rtk-optimizer>
 - 初始导入快照：`d155d253cb2f1358e34e717d47a82ebccb08cb8e`（2026-07-03，`0.9.0`）。
 - 该目录已纳入本仓库直接维护，不是 submodule，也不保留嵌套 `.git`。
-- `pi-ssh/`：从上游源码导入并由根组合包加载的纯 `ssh2` 远程操作扩展，使用持久连接、SFTP 与有界自适应搜索提供独立的 `ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep` 与 `ssh_bash` 工具；运行时不调用 OpenSSH 或 `sshpass`。
+- `pi-ssh/`：从上游源码导入并由根组合包加载的纯 `ssh2` 远程操作扩展，通过受权限链复核的 `ssh_connect` 建立 Agent 控制的持久连接，并以 SFTP 与有界自适应搜索提供独立的 `ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep` 与 `ssh_bash` 工具；运行时不调用 OpenSSH 或 `sshpass`。
 - 上游来源：<https://github.com/pansapiens/pi-ssh>
 - 初始导入快照：`e9a1059a0f37ab14b6a73ee608cb203edf803f31`（2026-06-23，`0.7.0`）。
 - 该目录已纳入本仓库直接维护，不是 submodule，也不保留嵌套 `.git`、`node_modules` 或构建产物；纯 `ssh2` 设计参考 `99percentpeople/pi-extensions` 的明确 commit，来源记录保留在 `pi-ssh/UPSTREAM.md`。
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 - `pi-condense` 负责压缩已经进入会话的历史工具结果，与 Context Mode 的输入隔离职责互补；`extensions/condense.ts` 只在 `settings.json` 尚无 `contextPrune.enabled` 时写入 `true`，必须保留用户显式设置的 `false`，配置无效时不得覆盖原文件。其他参数沿用上游默认，包括 `agent-message` 触发模式和 skill 路径保护。
 - Codex fast mode 只为符合条件的 `openai-codex-responses` 请求设置 priority service tier。`/fast-mode on|off` 同时更新当前分支记录与 Pi agent 目录中的 owner-only 全局默认值；新会话继承全局值，已有分支记录优先，配置缺失或无效时回退为关闭。
 - 权限策略默认允许常规工具，允许 FFF 工具；拒绝 Bash 直搜和敏感凭据路径；Git 非只读操作、包管理、外部目录、文件/系统/网络高风险操作与普通 MCP 调用先由 `pi-permission-system` 判为 `ask`。
-- SSH 权限沿用同一条 `pi-permission-system` gate 与 `auto-review` authorizer chain：`ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit` 默认 `ask`；`ssh_bash` 通过 `shellTools` 映射到完整 Bash 策略并设置 `decisionFloor: "ask"`，把普通 Bash `allow` 提升为复核请求，同时保留原有 `ask` 与硬 `deny`。远端路径不得送入基于本机 cwd 的 `path` / `external_directory` 归一化，授权证据必须显示当前 SSH target、port 与远端 cwd。
+- SSH 权限沿用同一条 `pi-permission-system` gate 与 `auto-review` authorizer chain：`ssh_connect`、`ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep` 默认 `ask`；连接前的证据解析已导入 host ID 为非秘密 target、port 与请求/default cwd，AutoReview 只可依据用户直接消息中的明确目标授权连接。`ssh_bash` 通过 `shellTools` 映射到完整 Bash 策略并设置 `decisionFloor: "ask"`，把普通 Bash `allow` 提升为复核请求，同时保留原有 `ask` 与硬 `deny`。远端路径不得送入基于本机 cwd 的 `path` / `external_directory` 归一化。
 - `pi-permission-auto-review` 不是独立 `tool_call` gate，而是 `pi-permission-system` authorizer chain 中名为 `auto-review` 的链路；只复核权限基线产生的 `ask`，不会重复处理已 `allow` 或已 `deny` 的请求。
 - reviewer 返回 `allow` 时自动批准、返回 `deny` 时直接拒绝，配置、模型、认证、超时或响应异常时必须 `defer` 到正常人工提示。`pi-permission-system` 的 delegation envelope 继续禁止 authorizer 自动批准全部 `path` 请求；`external_directory` 对内置只读路径工具（`read`、`find`、`grep`、`ls`）接受 reviewer 的 `allow`，写入、编辑、Bash、未知工具和其他外部访问仍转人工。
 - 默认 reviewer 为 `openai-codex/codex-auto-review`、low reasoning、90 秒总重试预算和内置 Codex Guardian 风格策略；只把 active branch 中的直接用户消息与已识别结构化问答作为授权证据，assistant/tool/compaction 内容不能自行授权。
@@ -168,12 +168,13 @@
 - 根包必须直接固定安装 `ssh2@1.17.0` 与配置 CLI 所需的 `jiti@2.7.0`，因为 packed bundle 直接加载其内置 `pi-ssh/` 源码；`ssh2` 与 `cpu-features` 的 install scripts 只构建可选加速绑定，当前不得加入根 `allowScripts`，纯 JavaScript fallback 必须可运行。
 - SSH vault 使用同目录独立随机 key 和 AES-256-GCM 整体加密，目录/文件在 POSIX 上必须保持 `700` / `600`；该设计只防止误看或单独泄漏密文，不防同一用户读取 key。密码、私钥 passphrase、私钥内容、vault key 与解密明文不得进入命令参数、日志、Pi session、权限证据或明文临时文件。
 - 已导入主机必须固定 SHA256 Host Key；不匹配时 fail closed。私钥只保存路径，不复制内容；文件工具使用 SFTP，写入优先临时文件与原子 rename，远端断线不得自动重放命令。
+- `ssh_connect` 是唯一运行时连接入口，只接受 vault 中已导入的 host ID 与可选绝对/`~/` remote cwd，并必须默认 `ask` 后进入 AutoReview；不得注册 `/ssh`、`--ssh`、session resume 自动重连或把用户 `!` 命令切换到远端。用户未在直接请求中明确服务器和具体远端任务时不得推断、替换或连接主机；新连接替换旧连接，会话结束自动断开。
 - `ssh_find` / `ssh_grep` 必须在已授权工具调用内部按 `fd/fdfind → git ls-files → find` 与 `rg → git grep → find+grep` 顺序检测服务器现有能力，不安装或上传远端二进制；输入必须 shell-safe，结果数量/单行/总捕获必须有界并显式报告 backend 与 truncated。RTK 不得处理这两个搜索工具的结果。
 - `ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep` 的远端路径不能按本机路径执行 `path` / `external_directory` gate；必须通过公共 `PermissionsService` 注册显式 extractor 关闭默认 `input.path` 推断，并保持五个工具的默认策略为 `ask`。
 - `ssh_bash` 必须在权威权限配置的 `shellTools` 中映射 `commandArgument: "command"` 并设置 `decisionFloor: "ask"`，复用 Bash 命令拆分、硬拒绝、风险 `ask` 和 authorizer chain；全局 floor 必须在项目配置字段级合并时保留，不得新增第二个并行 `tool_call` 审批层。
 - RTK 只把 `ssh_bash` 当作 Bash 输出别名执行 ANSI 清理、测试/构建/Git/Lint 聚合与兜底截断；不得对远端命令启用 RTK rewrite，也不得处理 `ssh_read`、`ssh_find` 或 `ssh_grep` 返回。
-- SSH 工具的权限预览必须包含当前远端 host id、target、port、remote cwd 与有界操作摘要；远端 shell 的完整命令继续由 Bash payload 单独提供。权限服务缺失或注册失败时必须 fail-safe，不得转为无提示自动允许。
-- `pi-ssh` 只用于从本地项目显式操作服务器，不得自动探测、读取或向系统提示词注入远端 `AGENTS.md`、`CLAUDE.md` 或其他项目说明；远端内容只能由明确的 `ssh_*` 工具调用或用户命令获取。
+- SSH 工具的权限预览必须包含连接请求或当前远端的 host id、target、port、remote cwd 与有界操作摘要；连接预览只解密本地 vault 以提取非秘密目标字段，绝不包含凭据，远端 shell 的完整命令继续由 Bash payload 单独提供。权限服务缺失或注册失败时必须 fail-safe，不得转为无提示自动允许。
+- `pi-ssh` 只用于从本地项目显式操作服务器，不得自动探测、读取或向系统提示词注入远端 `AGENTS.md`、`CLAUDE.md` 或其他项目说明；远端内容只能由明确且已授权的 `ssh_*` 工具调用获取。
 - 修改 SSH transport、vault、导入、权限集成或加载入口后至少运行 `pi-ssh` 包内 `npm test`、根脚本语法与 mock 配置测试、`pi-permission-system` 的 `npm run typecheck` / `npm run test` / `npm run build`、根扩展联合加载和实际 packed tarball 隔离安装验证。未经明确要求不得连接真实服务器或把真实密码写入测试。
 - 根加载顺序必须保持 `pi-permission-auto-review` → `pi-permission-system` → `pi-ssh` → `pi-tool-search`，确保 authorizer 先注册、权限服务先发布、SSH 桥接随后安装且 Tool Search 最后收集完整工具目录。
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4348399..1a321d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 - 本仓库维护的 `pi-tool-search`：从完整工具定义生成并缓存经过校验的工作流分组，以最多 3 个动态组的 LRU 策略按组加载原始完整 schema。
 - 本仓库维护的 `pi-permission-auto-review`：作为 `pi-permission-system` authorizer，使用 Codex Guardian 风格策略自动复核 `ask` 请求。
 - 本仓库维护的 `pi-permission-system`：从 `@gotgenes/pi-permission-system@26.2.1` 源码导入，负责工具、路径、MCP、硬拒绝和兜底权限基线。
-- 本仓库维护的 `pi-ssh`：通过纯 Node `ssh2` 持久连接、SFTP 与自适应有界搜索提供独立的 `ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep`、`ssh_bash` 远端工具，支持导入 Key/密码主机、邻接 key 的 AES-GCM 配置 vault，并复用同一条权限与 auto-review 链。
+- 本仓库维护的 `pi-ssh`：通过纯 Node `ssh2` 持久连接、SFTP 与自适应有界搜索提供 `ssh_connect`、`ssh_read`、`ssh_write`、`ssh_edit`、`ssh_find`、`ssh_grep`、`ssh_bash`；Agent 只在用户明确指定已导入主机及具体任务后发起受 AutoReview 复核的连接。
 - `extensions/tool-routing.ts`：保留 Pi 默认系统提示词，并按当前激活工具追加简短的工具与搜索路由规则；提供 `/dump-system-prompt` 导出当前有效提示词。
 
 ## 安装、升级与卸载
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ FFF 仍负责精确字面搜索；RTK 继续压缩未走 Context Mode 的 Bash
 
 脚本只在导入阶段调用 `ssh -G` 解析用户选中的 alias，随后交互选择 Key 或密码认证、显示并确认服务器 Host Key、测试连接，再把完整配置写入 `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/my-pi/pi-ssh/hosts.enc`。邻接的随机 `vault.key` 用于 AES-256-GCM 解密；目录与两个文件在 POSIX 上分别是 `700` / `600`。该加密只避免误看或单独泄漏密文，能读取两文件的同一用户仍可解密。
 
-可用 `./ssh_config.sh list|update|remove|rotate-key` 管理已导入主机。第一版拒绝 `ProxyJump` / `ProxyCommand`，且不会自动读取远端 `AGENTS.md` 或 `CLAUDE.md`。在 Pi 中使用 `/ssh` 选择主机；所有 `ssh_*` 操作仍至少进入 `ask → auto-review`。
+可用 `./ssh_config.sh list|update|remove|rotate-key` 管理已导入主机。第一版拒绝 `ProxyJump` / `ProxyCommand`，且不会自动读取远端 `AGENTS.md` 或 `CLAUDE.md`。连接不再通过 `/ssh`、`--ssh` 或 session resume 建立：用户在具体远端任务中明确指定已导入 host ID 后，Agent 调用 `ssh_connect`，连接动作及后续 `ssh_*` 操作均进入 `ask → auto-review`；会话结束自动断开。
 
 远端文件搜索使用独立的 `ssh_find` / `ssh_grep`：在每次获批调用内按服务器现有能力选择 `fd/fdfind → git ls-files → find` 或 `rg → git grep → find+grep`，不安装远端软件，并以最大 200 条结果、单行截断和 `truncated` 标记约束返回。RTK 只压缩 `ssh_bash` 的非搜索输出，不改写远端命令，也不处理 `ssh_find`、`ssh_grep` 或 `ssh_read`。详细说明见 [`pi-ssh/README.md`](pi-ssh/README.md)。
 
diff --git a/config/pi-permission-system.json b/config/pi-permission-system.json
index 17f32e4..13ce3d2 100644
--- a/config/pi-permission-system.json
+++ b/config/pi-permission-system.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "grep": "allow",
     "find": "allow",
     "multi_grep": "allow",
+    "ssh_connect": "ask",
     "ssh_read": "ask",
     "ssh_write": "ask",
     "ssh_edit": "ask",
diff --git a/extensions/tool-routing.ts b/extensions/tool-routing.ts
index df04ec2..31400a6 100644
--- a/extensions/tool-routing.ts
+++ b/extensions/tool-routing.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export function buildToolRoutingSection(selectedTools: SelectedTools): string {
 		);
 	}
 
+	if (hasTool(selectedTools, "ssh_connect")) {
+		rules.push(
+			"- Use ssh_connect only when the user explicitly names an imported host as part of a concrete remote task. Connect before calling other ssh_* tools; never infer or substitute a different host.",
+		);
+	}
+
 	if (hasTool(selectedTools, "ssh_find") || hasTool(selectedTools, "ssh_grep")) {
 		rules.push(
 			"- For remote SSH searches, use ssh_find to narrow remote file paths before ssh_grep searches file contents. Keep path and limit bounded; when a result says truncated, narrow the path or pattern instead of increasing the limit. Do not run find, fd, grep, or rg through ssh_bash.",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3e6227..155875b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7164,7 +7164,7 @@
       }
     },
     "pi-ssh": {
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jiti": "2.7.0",
diff --git a/pi-ssh/CHANGELOG.md b/pi-ssh/CHANGELOG.md
index dc31a53..98252e0 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pi-ssh/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.9.0 - 2026-08-21
+
+- Add reviewed, agent-callable `ssh_connect` for explicitly imported hosts.
+- Remove the user-side `/ssh` command, `--ssh` startup flag, session-resume reconnect, and remote user-`!` override.
+- Route connection authorization through the existing `pi-permission-system` and AutoReview chain with a non-secret target preview.
+- Disconnect active transports at session shutdown and require an explicit reviewed connection in each session.
+
 ## 0.8.0 - 2026-08-20
 
 - Replace the OpenSSH subprocess, ControlMaster, and persistent PTY implementation with a pure `ssh2` transport.
diff --git a/pi-ssh/README.md b/pi-ssh/README.md
index e6724c2..2e20ae3 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/README.md
+++ b/pi-ssh/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 `pi-ssh` keeps Pi and its local tools on the local machine while exposing explicit remote tools over a persistent Node `ssh2` connection:
 
+- `ssh_connect`
 - `ssh_read`
 - `ssh_write`
 - `ssh_edit`
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ Runtime connections are pure `ssh2`; the extension does not spawn OpenSSH and do
 
 Hosts must be explicitly imported before use. OpenSSH remains only an import source: the configuration helper runs `ssh -G <alias>` once to resolve the selected alias, then stores the resulting endpoint and authentication data in the pi-ssh vault. Later changes to `~/.ssh/config` require re-importing the host.
 
+Connections are agent-controlled: when the user explicitly names an imported host as part of a concrete remote task, the model calls `ssh_connect`. The connection request enters the normal permission and auto-review chain before any network connection is opened. The extension does not register `/ssh`, `--ssh`, automatic session resume, or remote user-`!` overrides.
+
 ProxyJump and ProxyCommand are intentionally rejected in the first ssh2 release.
 
 ## Configure hosts
@@ -73,29 +76,23 @@ Private-key contents are not copied into the vault.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Connect interactively:
+Ask Pi for a concrete task on an imported host, for example:
 
 ```text
-/ssh
-/ssh packaging-server
-/ssh packaging-server:/absolute/remote/path
-/ssh status
-/ssh off
+Connect to packaging-server, inspect the API logs, and identify the recent 500 errors.
 ```
 
-Or at startup:
+The model first calls:
 
-```sh
-pi --ssh packaging-server
-pi --ssh packaging-server:/absolute/remote/path
+```text
+ssh_connect({ hostId: "packaging-server" })
 ```
 
-Only imported host IDs are accepted. Arbitrary `user@host` targets are rejected.
-
-The active host ID and remote cwd are stored in the Pi session for resume. Credentials are never stored in Pi session entries.
+It may set `remotePath` to an absolute path, `~`, or a path beginning with `~/`. After the reviewed connection succeeds, the model uses the other `ssh_*` tools to complete the requested work. Only imported host IDs are accepted; arbitrary `user@host` targets are rejected. A new connection replaces the previous active connection, and session shutdown disconnects it.
 
 ## Runtime behavior
 
+- `ssh_connect` is the only runtime connection surface; it is agent-callable and permission-reviewed.
 - One persistent `ssh2` client is used for the active host.
 - Each `ssh_bash` call opens an exec channel and runs under `bash -lc` in the selected remote cwd.
 - SFTP provides remote reads and writes.
@@ -128,6 +125,7 @@ The remote host must provide `bash`. SFTP support is required for file tools.
 
 All remote operations enter the bundle's existing permission chain:
 
+- `ssh_connect` starts as `ask`, so AutoReview can verify that the direct user request names the requested imported host;
 - `ssh_read`, `ssh_write`, `ssh_edit`, `ssh_find`, and `ssh_grep` start as `ask`;
 - `ssh_bash` uses the full deterministic Bash policy and `decisionFloor: "ask"`;
 - deterministic hard denies remain denies;
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ Permission evidence includes the configured host ID, resolved endpoint, port, re
 - Treat both vault files as secrets even though `hosts.enc` is encrypted.
 - The extension's threat model does not protect credentials from malicious code already running as the same local user.
 - Password keyboard-interactive mode reuses the configured password for the server's prompts; use it only with a trusted pinned host.
-- Remote content reaches the model only through an explicit `ssh_*` call or explicit user `!` command.
+- Remote content reaches the model only through an explicit reviewed `ssh_*` tool call.
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/pi-ssh/extension-spec.md b/pi-ssh/extension-spec.md
index 370c70e..f80eb72 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/extension-spec.md
+++ b/pi-ssh/extension-spec.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 Pi and its default tools remain local. Explicit collision-free tools perform selected operations on one configured remote server:
 
+- `ssh_connect`
 - `ssh_read`
 - `ssh_write`
 - `ssh_edit`
@@ -26,13 +27,14 @@ ssh_config.sh import <alias>
   → encrypted vault is updated
 ```
 
-The resulting host ID is the only runtime selector:
+The resulting host ID is the only runtime selector. When a direct user request names that imported host as part of a concrete remote task, the agent calls:
 
 ```text
-/ssh <host-id>[:/absolute/path]
-pi --ssh <host-id>[:/absolute/path]
+ssh_connect({ hostId: "<host-id>", remotePath?: "/absolute/or/~/path" })
 ```
 
+`ssh_connect` is the only runtime connection surface. It is a model tool governed by `pi-permission-system`; there is no `/ssh` command, `--ssh` flag, session-resume reconnect, or user `!` remote-shell override.
+
 Arbitrary `user@host`, port overrides, ProxyJump, and ProxyCommand are not supported in the first pure-ssh2 version. Unsupported imported configuration is rejected rather than ignored.
 
 ## Vault
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ One persistent `ssh2.Client` belongs to the active host. Connection loss fails c
 
 ### Shell
 
-`ssh_bash` and explicit user `!` commands open exec channels. Commands run through `bash -lc` after changing to the selected remote cwd. Output streams through the normal Pi Bash operations callback. Abort or timeout closes the channel without reconnecting or replaying.
+`ssh_bash` opens exec channels. Commands run through `bash -lc` after changing to the selected remote cwd. Output streams through the normal Pi Bash operations callback. Abort or timeout closes the channel without reconnecting or replaying.
 
 ### Files
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ Direct search commands remain denied through `ssh_bash`; structured search tools
 
 There is one permission gate: `pi-permission-system`.
 
+- `ssh_connect` defaults to `ask`; its preview resolves the imported host ID to the non-secret endpoint, port, and requested/default cwd before connection.
 - `ssh_read`, `ssh_write`, `ssh_edit`, `ssh_find`, and `ssh_grep` default to `ask`.
 - `ssh_bash` is a Bash-semantic `shellTools` alias with `decisionFloor: "ask"`.
 - Bash hard denies remain denies.
@@ -111,8 +114,8 @@ There is one permission gate: `pi-permission-system`.
 
 Evidence includes configured host ID, endpoint, port, remote cwd, and a bounded operation summary, never credentials.
 
-## Session and UI
+## Session lifecycle
 
-The session stores only host ID, remote cwd, and remote home. Resume reloads current vault data and establishes a new ssh2 connection; failures fall back to local mode. `/ssh off` disposes the client and clears the status line.
+Connections are created only by an approved `ssh_connect` call after session start. They are not persisted or automatically resumed. Connecting another imported host disposes the previous client, and session shutdown disposes the active client.
 
-The system prompt states that default tools are local and `ssh_*` tools are remote. It does not include remote file content.
+The system prompt states that default tools are local and `ssh_*` tools are remote after a connection becomes active. It does not include remote file content.
diff --git a/pi-ssh/index.ts b/pi-ssh/index.ts
index 28c2747..1a0fb7c 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/index.ts
+++ b/pi-ssh/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { posix as posixPath } from "node:path";
-import type { CustomEntry, ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import {
   createBashTool,
   createEditTool,
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ import {
   type WriteOperations,
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import { getPermissionsService, PERMISSIONS_READY_CHANNEL } from "@gotgenes/pi-permission-system";
-import { installSshPermissionIntegration } from "./permission-integration.ts";
+import {
+  installSshPermissionIntegration,
+  type SshPermissionConnection,
+} from "./permission-integration.ts";
+import {
+  parseConnectInput,
+  SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA,
+  type HostSelection,
+} from "./src/agent-connection.ts";
 import { loadVault } from "./src/vault.ts";
 import { Ssh2Transport, type RemoteTransport } from "./src/ssh2-transport.ts";
 import type { PiSshConfig, SshHostConfig } from "./src/config.ts";
@@ -23,11 +31,6 @@ import {
   type RemoteGrepInput,
 } from "./src/remote-search.ts";
 
-interface SshStoredConfig {
-  hostId: string;
-  remoteCwd: string;
-  remoteHome: string;
-}
 
 interface SshConnection {
   hostId: string;
@@ -39,24 +42,6 @@ interface SshConnection {
   localHome: string;
 }
 
-interface HostSelection {
-  hostId: string;
-  remotePath?: string;
-}
-
-function parseHostSelection(raw: string): HostSelection {
-  const value = raw.trim();
-  if (!value) throw new Error("SSH host id is required");
-  const colon = value.indexOf(":");
-  const hostId = (colon < 0 ? value : value.slice(0, colon)).trim();
-  if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*$/.test(hostId)) throw new Error(`invalid pi-ssh host id: ${hostId}`);
-  if (colon < 0) return { hostId };
-  const remotePath = value.slice(colon + 1).trim();
-  if (!remotePath || !(remotePath === "~" || remotePath.startsWith("~/") || remotePath.startsWith("/"))) {
-    throw new Error("remote path must be absolute or start with ~/");
-  }
-  return { hostId, remotePath };
-}
 
 function mapLocalPathToRemote(path: string, connection: SshConnection): string {
   if (path === connection.localCwd) return connection.remoteCwd;
@@ -163,22 +148,21 @@ async function connectSelection(
   }
 }
 
-function pickerEntries(config: PiSshConfig): Array<{ value: string; hostId: string }> {
-  const groupByHost = new Map<string, string>();
-  for (const group of Object.values(config.groups ?? {})) {
-    for (const hostId of group.hosts) if (!groupByHost.has(hostId)) groupByHost.set(hostId, group.label);
+function describeRequestedTarget(input: Record<string, unknown>): SshPermissionConnection | null {
+  try {
+    const selection = parseConnectInput(input);
+    const host = getConfiguredHost(loadVault(), selection.hostId);
+    return {
+      remote: `${selection.hostId} [${host.user}@${host.hostName}]`,
+      port: host.port,
+      remoteCwd: selection.remotePath ?? host.defaultCwd ?? "<server default>",
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
   }
-  return Object.entries(config.hosts).map(([hostId, host]) => ({
-    hostId,
-    value: `${groupByHost.get(hostId) ? `${groupByHost.get(hostId)} / ` : ""}${host.label ?? hostId} [${hostId}]`,
-  }));
 }
 
 export default function piSshExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
-  pi.registerFlag("ssh", {
-    description: "Configured pi-ssh host id, optionally followed by :/absolute/remote/path",
-    type: "string",
-  });
 
   const localCwd = process.cwd();
   const localHome = homedir();
@@ -193,11 +177,12 @@ export default function piSshExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
   installSshPermissionIntegration(pi, getConnection, {
     getPermissionsService,
     permissionsReadyChannel: PERMISSIONS_READY_CHANNEL,
+    getConnectTarget: describeRequestedTarget,
   });
 
   const requireSsh = (toolName: string): { connection: SshConnection; transport: Ssh2Transport } => {
     if (!connection || !transport) {
-      throw new Error(`${toolName} requires an active SSH2 connection. Run /ssh and select an imported host.`);
+      throw new Error(`${toolName} requires an active SSH2 connection. Call ssh_connect with an imported host ID first.`);
     }
     return { connection, transport };
   };
@@ -205,33 +190,31 @@ export default function piSshExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
   const activateConnection = async (
     nextConnection: SshConnection,
     nextTransport: Ssh2Transport,
-    ctx: ExtensionContext,
-    options: { persist: boolean; verb: string },
   ): Promise<void> => {
     if (transport) await transport.dispose();
     connection = nextConnection;
     transport = nextTransport;
-    if (options.persist) {
-      pi.appendEntry("pi-ssh-config", {
-        hostId: nextConnection.hostId,
-        remoteCwd: nextConnection.remoteCwd,
-        remoteHome: nextConnection.remoteHome,
-      } satisfies SshStoredConfig);
-    }
-    const message = `pi-ssh ${options.verb}: ${nextConnection.remote}:${nextConnection.remoteCwd} (port ${nextConnection.port})`;
-    console.log(message);
-    if (ctx.hasUI) {
-      ctx.ui.setStatus("pi-ssh", ctx.ui.theme.fg("accent", `SSH ${nextConnection.hostId}:${nextConnection.remoteCwd}`));
-      ctx.ui.notify(message, "info");
-    }
+    console.log(`pi-ssh connected: ${nextConnection.remote}:${nextConnection.remoteCwd} (port ${nextConnection.port})`);
   };
 
-  const deactivateConnection = async (ctx: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> => {
-    if (transport) await transport.dispose();
-    transport = null;
-    connection = null;
-    if (ctx.hasUI) ctx.ui.setStatus("pi-ssh", undefined);
-  };
+  pi.registerTool({
+    ...SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA,
+    async execute(_id, params) {
+      const selection = parseConnectInput(params as Record<string, unknown>);
+      const connected = await connectSelection(selection, localCwd, localHome);
+      await activateConnection(connected.connection, connected.transport);
+      const text = `Connected to ${connected.connection.remote}:${connected.connection.remoteCwd} (port ${connected.connection.port}).`;
+      return {
+        content: [{ type: "text", text }],
+        details: {
+          hostId: connected.connection.hostId,
+          remote: connected.connection.remote,
+          port: connected.connection.port,
+          remoteCwd: connected.connection.remoteCwd,
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  });
 
   pi.registerTool({
     ...localRead,
@@ -346,115 +329,12 @@ export default function piSshExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
     },
   });
 
-  pi.on("session_start", async (event, ctx) => {
-    const flag = pi.getFlag("ssh") as string | undefined;
-    if (flag) {
-      try {
-        const connected = await connectSelection(parseHostSelection(flag), localCwd, localHome);
-        await activateConnection(connected.connection, connected.transport, ctx, { persist: true, verb: "enabled" });
-        return;
-      } catch (error) {
-        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-        await deactivateConnection(ctx);
-        console.error(`pi-ssh failed to connect: ${message}`);
-        if (ctx.hasUI) ctx.ui.notify(`pi-ssh failed to connect: ${message}`, "error");
-        throw error;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (event.reason !== "startup" && event.reason !== "resume") return;
-    const entries = ctx.sessionManager.getEntries();
-    let stored: SshStoredConfig | undefined;
-    for (let index = entries.length - 1; index >= 0; index -= 1) {
-      const entry = entries[index];
-      if (entry.type === "custom" && (entry as CustomEntry<unknown>).customType === "pi-ssh-config") {
-        stored = (entry as CustomEntry<SshStoredConfig>).data;
-        if (stored) break;
-      }
-    }
-    if (!stored) return;
-    try {
-      const connected = await connectSelection(
-        { hostId: stored.hostId, remotePath: stored.remoteCwd },
-        localCwd,
-        localHome,
-      );
-      await activateConnection(connected.connection, connected.transport, ctx, { persist: false, verb: "resumed" });
-    } catch (error) {
-      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-      await deactivateConnection(ctx);
-      console.error(`pi-ssh resume failed: ${message}`);
-      if (ctx.hasUI) ctx.ui.notify(`pi-ssh resume failed: ${message}`, "warning");
-    }
-  });
-
-  pi.registerCommand("ssh", {
-    description: "Connect configured SSH2 hosts: /ssh [host-id[:/path]], /ssh status, /ssh off",
-    getArgumentCompletions: (prefix) => {
-      try {
-        const options = ["off", "status", ...Object.keys(loadVault().hosts)];
-        const filtered = options.filter((option) => option.startsWith(prefix));
-        return filtered.length > 0 ? filtered.map((option) => ({ value: option, label: option })) : null;
-      } catch {
-        return ["off", "status"].filter((option) => option.startsWith(prefix)).map((option) => ({ value: option, label: option }));
-      }
-    },
-    handler: async (args, ctx) => {
-      const input = args.trim();
-      if (input === "status") {
-        ctx.ui.notify(connection
-          ? `pi-ssh: ${connection.remote}:${connection.remoteCwd} (port ${connection.port})`
-          : "pi-ssh: not connected (local tools active)", "info");
-        return;
-      }
-      if (input === "off") {
-        await deactivateConnection(ctx);
-        ctx.ui.notify("pi-ssh: disconnected", "info");
-        return;
-      }
-
-      let target = input;
-      if (!target) {
-        let config: PiSshConfig;
-        try {
-          config = loadVault();
-        } catch (error) {
-          ctx.ui.notify(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), "warning");
-          return;
-        }
-        const entries = pickerEntries(config);
-        if (entries.length === 0) {
-          ctx.ui.notify("No pi-ssh hosts configured. Run ssh_config.sh import.", "warning");
-          return;
-        }
-        const values = [...(connection ? ["Disconnect [off]"] : []), ...entries.map((entry) => entry.value)];
-        const selected = await ctx.ui.select("SSH2 host", values);
-        if (!selected) return;
-        if (selected === "Disconnect [off]") {
-          await deactivateConnection(ctx);
-          ctx.ui.notify("pi-ssh: disconnected", "info");
-          return;
-        }
-        target = entries.find((entry) => entry.value === selected)?.hostId ?? "";
-      }
-
-      try {
-        const connected = await connectSelection(parseHostSelection(target), localCwd, localHome);
-        await activateConnection(connected.connection, connected.transport, ctx, { persist: true, verb: "connected" });
-      } catch (error) {
-        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-        ctx.ui.notify(`pi-ssh: failed to connect: ${message}`, "error");
-      }
-    },
-  });
-
   pi.on("session_shutdown", async () => {
     if (transport) await transport.dispose();
     transport = null;
+    connection = null;
   });
 
-  pi.on("user_bash", () => transport ? { operations: createRemoteBashOps(transport) } : undefined);
-
   pi.on("before_agent_start", async (event) => {
     if (!connection) return;
     const guidance =
@@ -463,7 +343,6 @@ export default function piSshExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
       `The default read/write/edit/bash/find/grep tools act on the LOCAL machine. ` +
       `Use ssh_read, ssh_write, ssh_edit, ssh_find, ssh_grep, and ssh_bash for explicit remote operations. ` +
       `Use ssh_find before ssh_grep to narrow remote searches; both tools return bounded results and choose the fastest available remote backend. ` +
-      `(User \`!\` commands run remotely.) ` +
       `Remote operations are rooted at ${connection.remoteCwd}; relative paths resolve against that directory.`;
     return { systemPrompt: `${event.systemPrompt}${guidance}` };
   });
diff --git a/pi-ssh/package.json b/pi-ssh/package.json
index 25abebb..ca023df 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/package.json
+++ b/pi-ssh/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-ssh",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
-  "description": "Explicit remote SSH tools for Pi using a pure ssh2 transport and encrypted host vault",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "description": "Reviewed agent-controlled SSH tools for Pi using a pure ssh2 transport and encrypted host vault",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
   "main": "index.ts",
diff --git a/pi-ssh/permission-integration.ts b/pi-ssh/permission-integration.ts
index 0db4ded..56d45a0 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/permission-integration.ts
+++ b/pi-ssh/permission-integration.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export interface SshPermissionConnection {
 export interface SshPermissionIntegrationDependencies {
   getPermissionsService: () => PermissionsService | undefined;
   permissionsReadyChannel: string;
+  getConnectTarget?: (input: Record<string, unknown>) => SshPermissionConnection | null;
   warn?: (message: string) => void;
 }
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type PermissionIntegrationApi = Pick<ExtensionAPI, "events" | "on">;
 type ToolInput = Record<string, unknown>;
 
 const REMOTE_FILE_TOOLS = ["ssh_read", "ssh_write", "ssh_edit", "ssh_find", "ssh_grep"] as const;
-const REMOTE_TOOLS = [...REMOTE_FILE_TOOLS, "ssh_bash"] as const;
+const REMOTE_TOOLS = ["ssh_connect", ...REMOTE_FILE_TOOLS, "ssh_bash"] as const;
 
 function inline(value: string, limit = 240): string {
   const normalized = value.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
@@ -47,6 +48,13 @@ export function formatSshPermissionInput(
   const target = formatTarget(connection);
   const path = stringField(input, "path");
 
+  if (toolName === "ssh_connect") {
+    if (connection !== null) return `${target}; establish a persistent SSH2 connection`;
+    const hostId = inline(stringField(input, "hostId") ?? "<unspecified>");
+    const remotePath = stringField(input, "remotePath");
+    return `requested imported SSH host '${hostId}'${remotePath ? ` in remote cwd '${inline(remotePath)}'` : ""}; establish a persistent SSH2 connection`;
+  }
+
   if (toolName === "ssh_read") {
     const details = path ? [`remote path '${inline(path)}'`] : ["an unspecified remote path"];
     if (typeof input.offset === "number") details.push(`offset ${input.offset}`);
@@ -124,9 +132,12 @@ export function installSshPermissionIntegration(
     try {
       for (const toolName of REMOTE_TOOLS) {
         pending.push(
-          service.registerToolInputFormatter(toolName, (input) =>
-            formatSshPermissionInput(toolName, input, getConnection()),
-          ),
+          service.registerToolInputFormatter(toolName, (input) => {
+            const target = toolName === "ssh_connect"
+              ? dependencies.getConnectTarget?.(input) ?? null
+              : getConnection();
+            return formatSshPermissionInput(toolName, input, target);
+          }),
         );
       }
       for (const toolName of REMOTE_FILE_TOOLS) {
diff --git a/pi-ssh/src/agent-connection.ts b/pi-ssh/src/agent-connection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d00ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pi-ssh/src/agent-connection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export interface HostSelection {
+  hostId: string;
+  remotePath?: string;
+}
+
+export const SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA = {
+  name: "ssh_connect",
+  label: "ssh_connect",
+  description: "Establish a persistent SSH2 connection to an explicitly imported host. Use this when the user names a remote server as part of a concrete task; the connection request is reviewed before any network connection is opened.",
+  parameters: {
+    type: "object",
+    properties: {
+      hostId: { type: "string", description: "Imported pi-ssh host ID explicitly named by the user" },
+      remotePath: { type: "string", description: "Optional remote cwd; must be absolute, ~, or start with ~/" },
+    },
+    required: ["hostId"],
+    additionalProperties: false,
+  },
+} as const;
+
+export function parseConnectInput(input: Record<string, unknown>): HostSelection {
+  const hostId = typeof input.hostId === "string" ? input.hostId.trim() : "";
+  if (!hostId) throw new Error("SSH host id is required");
+  if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*$/.test(hostId)) throw new Error(`invalid pi-ssh host id: ${hostId}`);
+
+  if (input.remotePath === undefined) return { hostId };
+  if (typeof input.remotePath !== "string") throw new Error("remote path must be a string");
+  const remotePath = input.remotePath.trim();
+  if (!remotePath || !(remotePath === "~" || remotePath.startsWith("~/") || remotePath.startsWith("/"))) {
+    throw new Error("remote path must be absolute or start with ~/");
+  }
+  return { hostId, remotePath };
+}
diff --git a/pi-ssh/test/agent-connection.test.ts b/pi-ssh/test/agent-connection.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2efae4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pi-ssh/test/agent-connection.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { parseConnectInput, SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA } from "../src/agent-connection.ts";
+
+test("defines the reviewed agent-controlled SSH connection tool", () => {
+  assert.equal(SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA.name, "ssh_connect");
+  assert.deepEqual(SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA.parameters.required, ["hostId"]);
+  assert.ok(SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA.parameters.properties.remotePath);
+  assert.deepEqual(parseConnectInput({ hostId: " packaging-server " }), { hostId: "packaging-server" });
+  assert.deepEqual(parseConnectInput({ hostId: "packaging-server", remotePath: "~/api" }), {
+    hostId: "packaging-server",
+    remotePath: "~/api",
+  });
+  assert.throws(() => parseConnectInput({ hostId: "user@host" }), /invalid pi-ssh host id/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseConnectInput({ hostId: "packaging-server", remotePath: "relative" }), /remote path/);
+});
+
+test("removes manual and implicit SSH connection surfaces", async () => {
+  const source = await readFile(new URL("../index.ts", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+  assert.match(source, /\.\.\.SSH_CONNECT_TOOL_METADATA/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /registerCommand\(["']ssh["']/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /registerFlag\(["']ssh["']/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /getFlag\(["']ssh["']/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /appendEntry\(["']pi-ssh-config["']/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /pi\.on\(["']user_bash["']/);
+});
diff --git a/pi-ssh/test/permission-integration.test.ts b/pi-ssh/test/permission-integration.test.ts
index ca1d8ae..a17a362 100644
--- a/pi-ssh/test/permission-integration.test.ts
+++ b/pi-ssh/test/permission-integration.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ const connection: SshPermissionConnection = {
   remoteCwd: "/srv/build",
 };
 
+test("formats reviewed connection requests without exposing credentials", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    formatSshPermissionInput("ssh_connect", { hostId: "packaging-server", remotePath: "/srv/build" }, connection),
+    "SSH target 'packaging-server:2222' in remote cwd '/srv/build'; establish a persistent SSH2 connection",
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    formatSshPermissionInput("ssh_connect", { hostId: "unknown" }, null),
+    "requested imported SSH host 'unknown'; establish a persistent SSH2 connection",
+  );
+});
+
 test("formats the SSH target and bounded operation details", () => {
   assert.equal(
     formatSshPermissionInput("ssh_read", { path: "src/main.ts", offset: 5, limit: 20 }, connection),
@@ -66,14 +77,19 @@ test("registers previews and disables local path extraction for remote file tool
   const dispose = installSshPermissionIntegration(
     pi.api as never,
     () => connection,
-    { getPermissionsService: () => service, permissionsReadyChannel: "permissions:ready" },
+    {
+      getPermissionsService: () => service,
+      permissionsReadyChannel: "permissions:ready",
+      getConnectTarget: () => connection,
+    },
   );
 
-  assert.deepEqual([...formatters.keys()], ["ssh_read", "ssh_write", "ssh_edit", "ssh_find", "ssh_grep", "ssh_bash"]);
+  assert.deepEqual([...formatters.keys()], ["ssh_connect", "ssh_read", "ssh_write", "ssh_edit", "ssh_find", "ssh_grep", "ssh_bash"]);
   assert.deepEqual([...extractors.keys()], ["ssh_read", "ssh_write", "ssh_edit", "ssh_find", "ssh_grep"]);
   assert.equal(extractors.get("ssh_read")?.({ path: "/remote/secret" }), undefined);
   assert.equal(extractors.get("ssh_grep")?.({ path: "/remote/src" }), undefined);
   assert.match(formatters.get("ssh_bash")?.({ command: "git push" }) ?? "", /packaging-server:2222/);
+  assert.match(formatters.get("ssh_connect")?.({ hostId: "packaging-server" }) ?? "", /establish a persistent SSH2 connection/);
 
   dispose();
   assert.equal(formatters.size, 0);
@@ -92,7 +108,7 @@ test("registers when the permission service becomes ready and cleans up on shutd
 
   published = service;
   pi.emitEvent("permissions:ready");
-  assert.equal(formatters.size, 6);
+  assert.equal(formatters.size, 7);
   assert.equal(extractors.size, 5);
 
   pi.emit("session_shutdown");
diff --git a/pi-tool-search/CHANGELOG.md b/pi-tool-search/CHANGELOG.md
index 986ce87..20d8101 100644
--- a/pi-tool-search/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pi-tool-search/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - Added limits for active groups, generated group size, and total dynamic tools, plus current-host catalog/config/LRU tests.
 - Added checked-in authoritative groups for every tool exposed by the standard my-pi bundle, eliminating first-use model generation and user caching unless unrecognized third-party tools are present.
 - Replaced the Hermes and third-party Hippo assignments with the five tools exposed by the official Hippo Pi extension, grouped into recall and management workflows.
-- Added authoritative `ssh-remote-files`, `ssh-remote-search`, and `ssh-remote-shell` groups for the maintained `pi-ssh` tools, keeping bounded discovery, structured file operations, and reviewed shell execution separate.
+- Added authoritative `ssh-connection`, `ssh-remote-files`, `ssh-remote-search`, and `ssh-remote-shell` groups for the maintained `pi-ssh` tools, keeping reviewed connection, bounded discovery, structured file operations, and reviewed shell execution separate.
 
 ## [0.3.6] - 2026-04-24
 
diff --git a/pi-tool-search/README.md b/pi-tool-search/README.md
index e370a84..0415dc1 100644
--- a/pi-tool-search/README.md
+++ b/pi-tool-search/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Run `/tool-search-rebuild` to remove model enrichment. Standard bundle tools imm
 | Group | Bundle tools |
 |---|---|
 | `filesystem-navigation` | `ls`, `multi_grep` |
+| `ssh-connection` | `ssh_connect` |
 | `ssh-remote-files` | `ssh_read`, `ssh_write`, `ssh_edit` |
 | `ssh-remote-search` | `ssh_find`, `ssh_grep` |
 | `ssh-remote-shell` | `ssh_bash` |
diff --git a/pi-tool-search/docs/dynamic-tool-loading.md b/pi-tool-search/docs/dynamic-tool-loading.md
index 22c37a8..4fb4fdb 100644
--- a/pi-tool-search/docs/dynamic-tool-loading.md
+++ b/pi-tool-search/docs/dynamic-tool-loading.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 9. `turn_start` notices tool or grouping-configuration changes by hash, resets stale dynamic groups, and reconstructs the checked-in/hybrid catalog.
 
 The standard bundle assigns the official Hippo Pi extension's five `hippo_*` tools to recall and management groups. `context_tree_query` remains in `memory-recall` because it recovers condensed tool output; retired Hermes names and third-party `tff-memory_*` names are not seeded.
-The maintained `pi-ssh` tools are also split by workflow: structured `ssh_read`/`ssh_write`/`ssh_edit` file operations live in `ssh-remote-files`, bounded `ssh_find`/`ssh_grep` discovery lives in `ssh-remote-search`, and the reviewed `ssh_bash` command surface stays isolated in `ssh-remote-shell`.
+The maintained `pi-ssh` tools are also split by workflow: reviewed agent-controlled connection lives in `ssh-connection`, structured `ssh_read`/`ssh_write`/`ssh_edit` file operations live in `ssh-remote-files`, bounded `ssh_find`/`ssh_grep` discovery lives in `ssh-remote-search`, and the reviewed `ssh_bash` command surface stays isolated in `ssh-remote-shell`.
 
 A purely additive first load receives Pi's native dynamic-tool result propagation. A replacement that evicts one group while adding another is intentionally non-additive; current Pi detects the removal and uses its safe next-request fallback instead of attaching an invalid additive-only hint.
 
diff --git a/pi-tool-search/extensions/bundle-groups.ts b/pi-tool-search/extensions/bundle-groups.ts
index 181575b..9f3650a 100644
--- a/pi-tool-search/extensions/bundle-groups.ts
+++ b/pi-tool-search/extensions/bundle-groups.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export const BUNDLE_GROUP_DEFINITIONS: BundleGroupDefinition[] = [
     keywords: ["files", "directory", "list", "multi grep", "目录", "文件", "多模式搜索"],
     tools: ["ls", "multi_grep"],
   },
+  {
+    id: "ssh-connection",
+    title: "SSH connection",
+    summary: "Connect to an explicitly imported SSH host through the reviewed agent tool flow.",
+    useWhen: ["The user names a remote server as part of a concrete task and no matching SSH2 connection is active"],
+    avoidWhen: ["The task is local, the server was not explicitly named, or the host has not been imported"],
+    keywords: ["ssh", "connect", "server", "host", "remote", "连接服务器", "远程主机", "SSH"],
+    tools: ["ssh_connect"],
+  },
   {
     id: "ssh-remote-files",
     title: "SSH remote files",
diff --git a/tests/extension-load.test.ts b/tests/extension-load.test.ts
index 3c54644..859c75f 100644
--- a/tests/extension-load.test.ts
+++ b/tests/extension-load.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ test("all package extensions load together without global registration conflicts
 	assert.equal(packageJson.dependencies.jiti, "2.7.0", "the packed helper must load local TypeScript outside Pi");
 	assert.ok(packageJson.files.includes("pi-ssh"), "the packed bundle must include the locally maintained SSH source");
 	assert.ok(packageJson.files.includes("ssh_config.sh"), "the packed bundle must include the SSH host import helper");
+	const permissionConfig = JSON.parse(
+		await readFile(join(repositoryRoot, "config", "pi-permission-system.json"), "utf8"),
+	) as { authorizerChain: string[]; permission: Record<string, unknown> };
+	assert.equal(permissionConfig.permission.ssh_connect, "ask", "SSH connection must enter the permission gate");
+	assert.deepEqual(permissionConfig.authorizerChain, ["auto-review"], "SSH connection asks must reach AutoReview");
 	assert.ok(
 		packageJson.pi.extensions.indexOf("./extensions/permission-system.ts") <
 			packageJson.pi.extensions.indexOf("./pi-ssh/index.ts"),
diff --git a/tests/tool-routing.test.ts b/tests/tool-routing.test.ts
index 8199344..3432861 100644
--- a/tests/tool-routing.test.ts
+++ b/tests/tool-routing.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ test("search routing narrows files before requesting matching line numbers", ()
 	assert.match(section, /Use read with offset\/limit only for the exact matching region/);
 });
 
+test("SSH connection routing requires an explicit named host and concrete task", () => {
+	const section = buildToolRoutingSection(["ssh_connect"]);
+	assert.match(section, /only when the user explicitly names an imported host/);
+	assert.match(section, /Connect before calling other ssh_\* tools/);
+	assert.match(section, /never infer or substitute a different host/);
+});
+
 test("remote search routing uses structured bounded SSH tools", () => {
 	const section = buildToolRoutingSection(["ssh_find", "ssh_grep"]);
 	assert.match(section, /use ssh_find to narrow remote file paths before ssh_grep/);