diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/etc/stormux-assist/client.conf b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/stormux-assist/client.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b32405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/stormux-assist/client.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Stormux Assistance System - Client Configuration
+
+[server]
+host = assistance.stormux.org
+ssh_port = 22
+ssh_user = stormux-assist
+tunnel_port = 2222
+
+[session]
+# Session timeout in seconds (14400 = 4 hours)
+timeout = 14400
+
+[client]
+log_file = /var/log/sas.log
+log_dir = ~/stormux-assist-logs/
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ssh-login-monitor.service b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ssh-login-monitor.service
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..dc5d27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ssh-login-monitor.service
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../ssh-login-monitor.service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..497c948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Fenrir SSH Login Monitor
+After=sshd.service
+Wants=sshd.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+# Security settings
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=false
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/install-stormux b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/install-stormux
index 2368492..4003fdf 100755
--- a/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/install-stormux
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/install-stormux
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ install_base_system() {
     # Add desktop-specific packages
     case "$desktopEnvironment" in
         i3)
-            allPackages+=(i3-wm orca lxterminal pluma)
+            allPackages+=(i3-wm orca python-psutil lxterminal pluma)
             allPackages+=(discount jq libnotify xfce4-notifyd pamixer playerctl)
             allPackages+=(python-i3ipc python-wxpython sox yad)
             allPackages+=(lxsession magic-wormhole pcmanfm)
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ install_base_system() {
             stormuxPackages+=(xlibre-xserver xlibre-input-libinput nodm-dgw brave-bin)
             ;;
         mate)
-            allPackages+=(mate mate-extra orca)
+            allPackages+=(mate mate-extra orca python-psutil)
             # Add Stormux-specific MATE packages
             stormuxPackages+=(xlibre-xserver xlibre-input-libinput nodm-dgw brave-bin)
             ;;
@@ -1017,6 +1017,37 @@ EOF
     log_info "Audio configuration installed"
 }
 
+#
+# SSH login monitor installation (script + service)
+#
+
+install_ssh_login_monitor() {
+    log_info "=== Installing SSH Login Monitor ==="
+
+    local srcScript="/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh"
+    local srcService="/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service"
+
+    if [[ ! -f "$srcScript" ]]; then
+        log_error "Source script not found: $srcScript"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -f "$srcService" ]]; then
+        log_error "Source service not found: $srcService"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    mkdir -p "$mountPoint/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts"
+    mkdir -p "$mountPoint/etc/systemd/system"
+
+    cp "$srcScript" "$mountPoint/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh"
+    chmod 755 "$mountPoint/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh"
+
+    cp "$srcService" "$mountPoint/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service"
+    chmod 644 "$mountPoint/etc/systemd/system/ssh-login-monitor.service"
+
+    log_info "SSH login monitor installed to target system"
+}
+
 #
 # System configuration in chroot
 #
@@ -1156,6 +1187,7 @@ systemctl enable NetworkManager.service
 systemctl enable brltty.path
 systemctl enable fenrirscreenreader.service
 systemctl enable cronie.service
+systemctl enable ssh-login-monitor.service
 
 # Enable bluetooth if present
 systemctl enable bluetooth.service 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -1588,6 +1620,13 @@ if ! install_audio_configs; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Install SSH login monitor files (script + service)
+if ! install_ssh_login_monitor; then
+    log_error "SSH login monitor installation failed"
+    cleanup_and_unmount
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Configure system
 if ! configure_system; then
     log_error "System configuration failed"
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..741a126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sas.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas.sh b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46357ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/local/bin/sas.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Stormux Assistance System (SAS) - Client
+# Simple command for users to request remote assistance
+# Usage: sas
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+serverHost="assistance.stormux.org"
+serverPort=22
+serverUser="stormux-assist"
+tunnelPort=2222
+configFile="/etc/stormux-assist/client.conf"
+logFile="/var/log/sas.log"
+logDir="${HOME}/stormux-assist-logs"
+sessionTimeout=14400  # 4 hours
+
+# Session variables
+sessionId=""
+tunnelPid=""
+
+# Speech feedback function
+speak() {
+    spd-say -w "$1" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Logging function (format: "Message [timestamp]")
+logMessage() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local timestamp
+    timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    echo "${message} [${timestamp}]" >> "${logFile}"
+}
+
+# Error handler with speech
+errorExit() {
+    local message="$1"
+    speak "Error: ${message}"
+    logMessage "ERROR: ${message}"
+    cleanup
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Load configuration if it exists
+loadConfig() {
+    if [[ -f "${configFile}" ]]; then
+        # Source config file values (simple INI parsing)
+        while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+            # Skip comments and empty lines
+            [[ "${key}" =~ ^[[:space:]]*# ]] && continue
+            [[ -z "${key}" ]] && continue
+
+            # Trim whitespace
+            key=$(echo "${key}" | xargs)
+            value=$(echo "${value}" | xargs)
+
+            case "${key}" in
+                host) serverHost="${value}" ;;
+                ssh_port) serverPort="${value}" ;;
+                ssh_user) serverUser="${value}" ;;
+                tunnel_port) tunnelPort="${value}" ;;
+                timeout) sessionTimeout="${value}" ;;
+                log_file) logFile="${value}" ;;
+                log_dir) logDir="${value}" ;;
+            esac
+        done < "${configFile}"
+        logMessage "Configuration loaded from ${configFile}"
+    else
+        logMessage "No config file found, using defaults"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check network connectivity
+checkNetwork() {
+    speak "Checking network connection"
+    logMessage "Checking network connectivity to ${serverHost}"
+
+    if ! ping -c 1 -W 5 "${serverHost}" &>/dev/null; then
+        errorExit "No network connection detected. Please connect to the internet and try again."
+    fi
+
+    logMessage "Network connectivity verified"
+}
+
+# Check SSH client is installed
+checkSsh() {
+    if ! command -v ssh &>/dev/null; then
+        errorExit "SSH client not found. Please install openssh."
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v autossh &>/dev/null; then
+        errorExit "autossh not found. Please install autossh package."
+    fi
+
+    logMessage "SSH and autossh verified"
+}
+
+# Create log directory
+createLogDir() {
+    if [[ ! -d "${logDir}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "${logDir}" || errorExit "Failed to create log directory ${logDir}"
+        logMessage "Created log directory ${logDir}"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Generate session ID
+generateSessionId() {
+    sessionId=$(date '+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')-$(hostname -s)
+    logMessage "Generated session ID: ${sessionId}"
+}
+
+# Establish SSH reverse tunnel
+establishTunnel() {
+    speak "Establishing connection to assistance server"
+    logMessage "Establishing SSH reverse tunnel to ${serverHost}:${serverPort}"
+
+    # Use autossh for auto-reconnection
+    # -M 0: disable autossh monitoring port (use ServerAliveInterval instead)
+    # -N: no remote command
+    # -R 2222:localhost:22: reverse tunnel from server port 2222 to local port 22
+    # ServerAliveInterval: keep connection alive
+    # ServerAliveCountMax: max failed keepalives before disconnect
+    # ExitOnForwardFailure: exit if tunnel cannot be established
+
+    autossh -M 0 \
+        -o "ServerAliveInterval=30" \
+        -o "ServerAliveCountMax=3" \
+        -o "ExitOnForwardFailure=yes" \
+        -o "StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new" \
+        -N \
+        -R "${tunnelPort}:localhost:22" \
+        -p "${serverPort}" \
+        "${serverUser}@${serverHost}" &
+
+    tunnelPid=$!
+
+    # Wait a moment for tunnel to establish
+    sleep 3
+
+    # Check if tunnel is still running
+    if ! kill -0 "${tunnelPid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+        errorExit "Failed to establish SSH tunnel. Please check your SSH keys and server accessibility."
+    fi
+
+    logMessage "SSH tunnel established (PID: ${tunnelPid})"
+}
+
+# Wait for user to quit or timeout
+waitForQuit() {
+    speak "Connection established. Support staff have been notified via IRC. Press Q to quit or wait for support to connect."
+    logMessage "Session active, waiting for Q keypress or timeout"
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+    echo "  Stormux Assistance System - Session Active"
+    echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Support staff have been notified via IRC."
+    echo "They will connect shortly to help you."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Session ID: ${sessionId}"
+    echo "Session timeout: 4 hours"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Press 'Q' to end the session early"
+    echo ""
+    echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════"
+    echo ""
+
+    local startTime
+    startTime=$(date +%s)
+
+    while true; do
+        # Check for timeout
+        local currentTime
+        currentTime=$(date +%s)
+        local elapsed=$((currentTime - startTime))
+
+        if [[ ${elapsed} -ge ${sessionTimeout} ]]; then
+            speak "Session has timed out after 4 hours"
+            logMessage "Session timed out after ${sessionTimeout} seconds"
+            break
+        fi
+
+        # Check for Q keypress (with timeout)
+        if read -r -t 1 -n 1 key; then
+            if [[ "${key}" == "q" ]] || [[ "${key}" == "Q" ]]; then
+                speak "Ending assistance session"
+                logMessage "User requested session termination"
+                break
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        # Check if tunnel is still alive
+        if ! kill -0 "${tunnelPid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            speak "Connection lost. Session ended."
+            logMessage "Tunnel process died unexpectedly"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Cleanup and exit
+cleanup() {
+    logMessage "Starting cleanup"
+
+    # Kill tunnel if running
+    if [[ -n "${tunnelPid}" ]] && kill -0 "${tunnelPid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+        kill "${tunnelPid}" 2>/dev/null || true
+        logMessage "Tunnel process terminated"
+    fi
+
+    logMessage "Cleanup complete"
+}
+
+# End-of-session patronage message
+patronageMessage() {
+    speak "Assistance session ended. Thank you for using Stormux Live Assistance."
+    sleep 2
+    speak "This service is made possible by supporters like you. Consider becoming a patron at patreon dot com slash stormux to help keep this service running."
+
+    logMessage "Session ended, patronage message delivered"
+}
+
+# Main execution
+main() {
+    speak "Starting Stormux assistance request"
+    logMessage "=== SAS Client Started ==="
+
+    # Ensure we clean up on exit
+    trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+    # Load configuration
+    loadConfig
+
+    # Create log directory
+    createLogDir
+
+    # Pre-flight checks
+    checkNetwork
+    checkSsh
+
+    # Generate session ID
+    generateSessionId
+
+    # Establish tunnel
+    establishTunnel
+
+    # Wait for quit or timeout
+    waitForQuit
+
+    # End session
+    patronageMessage
+
+    logMessage "=== SAS Client Ended ==="
+}
+
+# Run main
+main "$@"
diff --git a/x86_64/airootfs/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..494d0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86_64/airootfs/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# SSH Login Monitor for Fenrir Screen Reader
+# Monitors SSH logins and announces them via Fenrir's speech system
+
+# Configuration
+fenrirSocket="/tmp/fenrirscreenreader-deamon.sock"
+logFile="/var/log/auth.log"
+stateFile="/tmp/fenrir-ssh-monitor.state"
+checkInterval=2  # seconds between checks
+
+# Voice settings
+announceUser=true
+announceIp=true
+announceHostname=true
+announceLogout=false  # Announce SSH disconnections (disabled by default - may not work reliably on all systems)
+
+# Function to send message to Fenrir
+fenrirSay() {
+    local message="$1"
+    # Only announce if Fenrir socket exists (silently skip if not)
+    if [[ -S "$fenrirSocket" ]]; then
+        echo "command say ${message}" | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:"${fenrirSocket}" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to get last processed line number
+getLastLine() {
+    if [[ -f "$stateFile" ]]; then
+        cat "$stateFile"
+    else
+        echo "0"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to save last processed line number
+saveLastLine() {
+    echo "$1" > "$stateFile"
+}
+
+# Function to parse SSH login and announce
+processLogin() {
+    local logLine="$1"
+    local user=""
+    local ip=""
+    local hostname=""
+
+    # Parse different SSH login patterns
+    # Pattern 1: "Accepted publickey for USER from IP"
+    # Pattern 2: "Accepted password for USER from IP"
+    if [[ "$logLine" =~ Accepted\ (publickey|password|keyboard-interactive/pam)\ for\ ([^[:space:]]+)\ from\ ([^[:space:]]+) ]]; then
+        user="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+        ip="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+
+        # Try to resolve hostname
+        if command -v host &> /dev/null && [[ "$announceHostname" == "true" ]]; then
+            hostname="$(host "$ip" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP 'domain name pointer \K[^.]+' | head -1)"
+        fi
+
+        # Build announcement message (concise format)
+        local message=""
+
+        if [[ "$announceUser" == "true" ]]; then
+            message+="${user} "
+        fi
+
+        message+="S S H login"
+
+        if [[ "$announceIp" == "true" ]]; then
+            message+=" from ${ip}"
+        fi
+
+        if [[ -n "$hostname" ]] && [[ "$announceHostname" == "true" ]]; then
+            message+=" ${hostname}"
+        fi
+
+        fenrirSay "$message"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Function to parse SSH logout and announce
+processLogout() {
+    local logLine="$1"
+    local user=""
+
+    # Parse SSH disconnect patterns
+    # Pattern: "pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user USER"
+    if [[ "$logLine" =~ session\ closed\ for\ user\ ([^[:space:]]+) ]]; then
+        user="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+
+        if [[ "$announceLogout" == "true" ]]; then
+            local message=""
+
+            if [[ "$announceUser" == "true" ]]; then
+                message+="${user} "
+            fi
+
+            message+="disconnected from S S H"
+
+            fenrirSay "$message"
+        fi
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    return 1
+}
+
+# Function to monitor auth.log
+monitorAuthLog() {
+    local lastLine
+    lastLine=$(getLastLine)
+
+    # Get total lines in log
+    local totalLines
+    totalLines=$(wc -l < "$logFile" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+
+    # If log was rotated, reset
+    if [[ $totalLines -lt $lastLine ]]; then
+        lastLine=0
+    fi
+
+    # Process new lines
+    if [[ $totalLines -gt $lastLine ]]; then
+        local newLines=$((totalLines - lastLine))
+
+        # Read only new lines
+        tail -n "$newLines" "$logFile" 2>/dev/null | while IFS= read -r line; do
+            if [[ "$line" =~ sshd.*Accepted ]]; then
+                processLogin "$line"
+            elif [[ "$line" =~ sshd.*session\ closed ]]; then
+                processLogout "$line"
+            fi
+        done
+
+        saveLastLine "$totalLines"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to monitor journalctl (alternative for systemd systems)
+monitorJournalctl() {
+    # Follow journalctl for SSH logins and logouts
+    journalctl -u sshd -u ssh -f -n 0 --no-pager 2>/dev/null | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [[ "$line" =~ Accepted ]]; then
+            processLogin "$line"
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ session\ closed ]]; then
+            processLogout "$line"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: This script must be run with sudo privileges to access system logs."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Note: We don't require Fenrir to be running at startup
+# The script will silently skip announcements when Fenrir socket doesn't exist
+
+# Determine monitoring method
+if command -v journalctl &> /dev/null && systemctl is-active --quiet sshd 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Starting SSH login monitor (using journalctl)..."
+    fenrirSay "SSH login monitor started."
+
+    # Use journalctl for real-time monitoring
+    trap 'fenrirSay "SSH login monitor stopped."; exit 0' INT TERM
+    monitorJournalctl
+elif [[ -f "$logFile" ]]; then
+    echo "Starting SSH login monitor (using auth.log)..."
+    fenrirSay "SSH login monitor started."
+
+    # Use auth.log polling
+    trap 'fenrirSay "SSH login monitor stopped."; rm -f "$stateFile"; exit 0' INT TERM
+
+    while true; do
+        monitorAuthLog
+        sleep "$checkInterval"
+    done
+else
+    echo "Error: Cannot find SSH logs. Neither journalctl nor ${logFile} is available."
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/x86_64/packages.x86_64 b/x86_64/packages.x86_64
index 2fb9313..f689f46 100644
--- a/x86_64/packages.x86_64
+++ b/x86_64/packages.x86_64
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ alsa-utils
 amd-ucode
 arch-install-scripts
 archinstall
+autossh
 base
 base-devel
 bash-completion
diff --git a/x86_64/profiledef.sh b/x86_64/profiledef.sh
index 510deaf..9453a2a 100644
--- a/x86_64/profiledef.sh
+++ b/x86_64/profiledef.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ file_permissions=(
   ["/usr/local/bin/install-stormux"]="0:0:755"
   ["/usr/local/bin/stormux-setup.sh"]="0:0:755"
   ["/usr/local/bin/init-pipewire-sound.sh"]="0:0:755"
+  ["/usr/local/bin/sas.sh"]="0:0:755"
+  ["/usr/local/bin/sas"]="0:0:755"
+  ["/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/scripts/ssh-login-monitor.sh"]="0:0:755"
+  ["/etc/stormux-assist"]="0:0:755"
+  ["/etc/stormux-assist/client.conf"]="0:0:644"
   ["/home/stormux"]="1000:1000:755"
 )
-