Lack of support for ssh agent
Metadata
Current evaluation
Untriaged issue from 1218 days ago about snapcraft pull --bind-ssh getting stuck during git clone via SSH. No maintainer response or labels.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no maintainer response (0 comments), and no assignee after 1218 days. Per guidelines, unlabelled issues without maintainer assessment default to needs_triage. However, confidence is moderate because the issue's extreme age (3+ years) suggests it may ultimately be closed as stale once triaged.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
25.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
30
Issue body
The pull step gets stuck for core22 based snaps during
snapcraft pull --bind-ssh --use-lxd
when it tries to execute git clone via ssh. The host has properly configured ssh key and ssh agent running.
$ snap list snapcraft
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
snapcraft 7.3.1 8931 latest/candidate canonical✓ classic
snapcraft log: https://pastebin.canonical.com/p/cBVVg4HDc2/
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
25.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
30
|
needs triage | Untriaged issue from 1218 days ago about snapcraft pull --bind-ssh getting stuck during git clone via SSH. No maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Bug report regarding snapcraft pull step hanging during git clone via SSH for core22 snaps. Issue is over 3 years old with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Report of snapcraft pull --bind-ssh getting stuck during git clone via SSH in LXD containers. No maintainer comments, labels, or updates in over three years. Likely resolved or irrelevant in current snapcraft versions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Unlabelled issue reporting snapcraft pull failing to forward SSH agent in LXD, causing git clone hangs. No maintainer comments or labels after over three years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Untriaged report from 3 years ago detailing snapcraft pull hanging during SSH git clones in LXD. No maintainer comments, labels, or assignees. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2053119 Pulling from private repository with passphrase protected key fails | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | snapcraft --bind-ssh fails to prompt for passphrase when using passphrase-protected SSH keys to clone private repositories. Untriaged, no maintainer response after 933 days. |