ShellYard

Use cases

Find the workflow
that matches your work.

ShellYard is built for infrastructure operations work — MSP client engagements, network troubleshooting, internal API testing, runbook authoring, and shared team operations. Start with the persona page that fits your role, or jump straight into a specific workflow.

The universal loop

Every use case below runs the same six beats.

The persona changes. The protocol changes. The customer changes. The infrastructure-operations workflow doesn't — connect, test, inspect, diagnose, ask, document. ShellYard keeps the whole loop in one window.

  1. Step 1 Connect SSH, RDP, VNC, SSM, serial
  2. Step 2 Test HTTP, GraphQL, realtime APIs
  3. Step 3 Inspect Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Redis, Mongo, SQLite
  4. Step 4 Diagnose DNS, MTR, Nmap, SNMP, TLS
  5. Step 5 Ask Magellan explains the context
  6. Step 6 Document Runbooks, notes, IPAM, incident reports

By role

ShellYard for MSPs

One Space per client. Connections, credentials, docs, IPAM, diagnostics, and operational notes organized per engagement. Per-Space CMK and audit on Team and Enterprise.

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ShellYard for Network Engineers

SSH / serial / RDP / SSM connections, 30+ network diagnostics, config backup + diff, docs and IPAM, Magellan — one cross-platform desktop workspace.

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ShellYard for DevOps & Platform

HTTP through SSH for internal APIs. GraphQL and realtime. Multi-engine database inspector. Terminal. Docs and runbooks. Built for the network you can't reach from your laptop.

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ShellYard for IT & Infrastructure Teams

Shared Spaces, team documentation, credential vault, audit trail, remote access, diagnostics, and Magellan — standardize the workspace around the work.

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By workflow

Test internal APIs through SSH

Route HTTP requests through an active SSH session. No manual port forwards. No kubectl port-forward. No VPN switching.

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Infrastructure runbooks

Turn real troubleshooting sessions into runbooks. Capture terminal output, diagnostics, and API results, then let Magellan help draft the documentation.

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Client Spaces for MSPs

Per-client isolation across connections, credentials, docs, IPAM, diagnostics, and operational notes. Shared with the team, audited for compliance.

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Network troubleshooting

DNS, MTR, Nmap, TLS, SNMP, syslog, packet capture — diagnostics next to the connection, docs, credentials, and runbook.

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Replace SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset

A modern infrastructure workspace for engineers who need more than standalone tools. Cross-platform. Fair comparison; ETS is good at what it does.

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