Epic: Desktop Gitpod Experience (e.g. CLI or Trailer App)

[loujaybee]

Context	Facilitate a direct command-line based approach to access and managing Gitpod workspaces from desktop.
Owner	Product - @loujaybee / Tech - @akosyakov
Value	Facilitate an entirely desktop based flow for interacting with Gitpod. Useful for times when a user just needs access to the workspace purely with a terminal rather than via the browser. Also facilitates programmatic access of Gitpod and automation.
Acceptance Criteria	- A CLI is created and distributed to users - The CLI is fully documented (including help/man pages and commands)
Growth Area	Onboarding / Activation & Retention
Persona(s)	Vim Users
Hypothesis	Providing direct access to Gitpod workspaces will reduce friction for users who just want direct CLI / terminal access to their workspace.
Measurement	Increased usage with Gitpod via the CLI.
In scope	- CLI access to Gitpod - Distribution of the Gitpod CLI
Out of scope	- Launching VS Code desktop from the desktop directly
Complexities	JetBrains IDE's can execute a desktop flow via JetBrains Gateway, with VS Code Desktop, we'll need to facilitate that directly from the CLI, or from VS Code Desktop itself.
Latest Update	01.03.2022 - Epic created by @loujaybee, needs review by @akosyakov and co.

Related issues:

• Epic: Improve experience using ports with Gitpod #9262
• Local companion expose port of local machine to remote machine #6240
• Improve packaging + distribution of the local companion #9615
• Resolve naming between gp and gitpod
• gp cli availble also on local computer (ssh/open workspace from desktop CLI / local app) #9287
• https://github.com/gitpod-io/website/issues/2020
• 1Password x Gitpod integration #14202

Related quote

The SSH feature would be more useful if there is an API (and/or) CLI that can start the workspace. for example, I used Google Cloud Shell before and it has both of them, I can easily start and connect to it via SSH with IDEs without opening the web console.

Related links:

• https://github.com/github/gh-net

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[axonasif]

Related feedback 🙏

• [client side gp CLI] Message bus for port forwarding, local browser handling and clipboard sharing for SSH workflow #14989

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