Edit remote files via vscode

[alfaex]

Hi.
My company don't let me use vscode ssh capabilities (Remote - ssh extension)
I was trying to use kitty (kitten ssh + edit-in-kitty) to open a file locally using vscode.
But it kept opening vim, I changed EDITOR env, and tried to use the hyperlink feature.

Had no success opening in vscode.

Is this possible?

I'm on linux (KDE Neon (ubuntu))

[kovidgoyal]

Set editor in kitty.conf

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On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 07:24:25AM -0700, Mateus Silva wrote: Hi. My company don't let me use vscode ssh capabilities (Remote - ssh extension) I was trying to use kitty (kitten ssh + edit-in-kitty) to open a file locally using vscode. But it kept opening vim, I changed EDITOR env, and tried to use the hyperlink feature. Had no success opening in vscode. Is this possible? I'm on linux (KDE Neon (ubuntu)) -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #10080 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

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[alfaex]

Is it possible to do with one shot commands?
I tried.
EDITOR="code --wait" kitten edit-in-kitty file-to-edit
Most of the time I use vim, but for some files I prefer vscode.
It's not practical to edit kitty.conf, restart, connect, edit, go to kitty and put vim back in the config.

If it's not possible it's ok, thanks for the reply.

[kovidgoyal]

On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 08:09:02PM -0700, Mateus Silva wrote: Is it possible to do with one shot commands? I tried. `EDITOR="code --wait" kitten edit-in-kitty file-to-edit` Most of the time I use vim, but for some files I prefer vscode. It's not practical to edit kitty.conf, restart, connect, edit, go to kitty and put vim back in the config. If it's not possible it's ok, thanks for the reply.

No, it's not possible allowing the remote end to change the editor program is basically giving it remote code execution. And the EDITOR env var that affects this applies to the *kitty* process not the *kitten* process.