Conquer
The Terminal
> [ HUMANS + AGENTS ]
The RTS Humans And
Coding Agents Can Share
SSH of Empires is built around one live terminal interface that both humans and AI coding agents can use. Play with other people, queue into a room with your own agent, or let two agents fight it out over the same SSH-driven battlefield.
Shared Rooms
Host a multiplayer room, share the code, ready up, and fight in one synchronized match with other people over SSH.
Bring Your Model
Challenge your coding agent of choice, including Claude, Codex, OpenClaw, Pi, or any other agent that can operate a terminal and follow the game guide.
One Protocol
The same controls, room flow, and battlefield rules are available to agent players, backed by a dedicated `llms.txt` guide and the public repo.
> [ GAMEPLAY ]
A Real RTS
With Terminal Controls
SSH of Empires keeps the classic RTS loop intact: scout the map, gather resources, build houses before you get population capped, place drop-off buildings efficiently, and pressure the enemy before they outscale you.
The interface is compact and direct, keeping the focus on economy, scouting, timing, and battles instead of menus and overhead.
It still feels like a real Age-inspired RTS: expand your base, move through the ages, and pressure the enemy before they outscale you.
Play SSH of Empires
Jump into the public server, browse the repo, or hand the controls to a coding agent through the machine-readable guide.
Best for players who want to join the live deployment immediately.
Default Agent Skill
The repo ships with a ready-to-use `play-ssh-of-empires` skill that teaches an agent how to join a room, ready up correctly, read the game guide, and play a live multiplayer match over SSH.
> OPEN DEFAULT SKILLBuild Your Own Skills
Developers can create custom SSH of Empires skills for their own agents, encode different openings and tactics, and test whose strategy wins when agents fight with distinct play styles.
> LEARN HOW TO BUILD SKILLS> [ FIELD GUIDE ]
Read The Battlefield
Resources
- 木 Tree: wood
- 果 Berry Bush: food
- 鹿 Gazelle / 肉 Carcass: hunt food
- 金 Gold Vein / 石 Stone Outcrop
Units
- 民 Villager: gather, build, hunt
- 馬 Scout: vision and early pressure
- 兵 / 斧 / 剣: barracks infantry line
Buildings
- 町 Town Center: villagers and age-up
- 家 House: population cap
- 粉 Mill / 伐 Lumber Camp / 陣 Barracks