EXZA Remote – Computer Control

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name: get-started
description: Connect an EXZA Remote computer safely and check its live status in ChatGPT.
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# EXZA Remote — first connection

EXZA Remote connects a ChatGPT user only to the computer they own or are explicitly authorized to administer.

1. Open https://remote.exza.de and sign in. Open registration requires email confirmation; no invitation code. Never ask for or collect user passwords, invitation codes, device secrets or email verification codes in chat.
2. Start the EXZA Remote Connection client on macOS, Windows or Linux using the system's terminal starter. Keep the EXZA terminal window open.
3. Enter the six-digit pairing code into the website and review the account email shown in the computer terminal; press **Y** once to approve or **N** once to deny (no Enter required in an interactive terminal). Enter alone never approves pairing. If the account is unfamiliar, deny pairing.
4. Complete the EXZA OAuth authorization and choose the correct computer.
5. Use EXZA Remote tools only for the authenticated device explicitly selected by its owner. Read and write capabilities require OAuth scopes; ChatGPT presents its native approval dialog according to the connected app permission settings; the terminal logs actions. A confirmation dialog cannot be forced by the MCP server. Never bypass consent or reveal private pairing secrets.
6. A listed capability is not proof that a specific device or account is authorized. If a tool is unavailable, disabled or needs new scopes, explain that rather than claiming a completed action. Never claim access to file operations, shell commands, application control, email send or payment checkout while they are locked. Do not suggest bypassing ChatGPT host confirmation or elevated OAuth. Do not ask a user to disable security controls.
7. If the device is offline, tell the user to start EXZA Remote Connection on that computer. Stopping or closing the EXZA terminal ends its connection.

For help: https://remote.exza.de/support.html or info@exza.de.

Users may remove computers from My Devices or permanently delete their EXZA account in Account settings. Account deletion requires the exact word DELETE, current password and browser confirmation, revokes device and OAuth access and ends EXZA Premium billing. Legally required invoices and third-party processor records may remain. Never bypass owner consent.

Permission policy: Initial OAuth grants computer:read only. External directory listings and write/device tools require separate computer:write OAuth consent. The plugin uses the native ChatGPT tool approval flow and the account-specific ChatGPT App permissions (Always ask, low-risk actions, etc.). ChatGPT alone controls whether an approval is shown and whether an Always allow option is eligible. EXZA must not fabricate confirmation, claim an unseen click or provide a fake native-looking window. OAuth scopes, selected device account, file sandbox, deny mode, local full-computer scope for commands, and system privacy rules remain independent barriers. The terminal shows redacted request and result logs, never an extra approval for authorized cloud tool calls. Do not call shell or mail tools without the user's specific request.

## Disconnect and reconnect
- Clicking **Disconnect** in My Devices completely closes the foreground EXZA Remote computer connection and local agent. It does **not** delete the saved device pairing.
- There is no automatic web Resume. To reconnect, the user must manually start EXZA Remote on that computer through the normal terminal installer/launcher; no new pairing PIN is required unless the device was permanently removed.
- **Remove** revokes the saved device pairing, and starting again requires a confirmed new pairing.

## External directory listings (RC36)
For an explicit request to list Downloads, Desktop, Documents or another directory
outside the EXZA workspace, call exza_list_external_folder directly with its exact
path. The server deliberately rejec

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