Usage : "saltshell.py" to get the list of minions (+ os and ip), "saltshell.py foo" to virtually ssh into foo minion. A lot of restrictions. May not work if your salt master is properly configured.

saltshell.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-

import sys
import os
from os.path import join

if len(sys.argv) == 1:
    print "\n### Wanna see the list of connected minions, and their respective OS ? k."
    print "### Wait a little... like 10s...\n"
    os.system("salt -v '*' grains.item os ipv4")
    sys.exit(0)

print "\n### I suppose you're root, in /root."
print "### Do not trust that and test whoami and pwd. On Windows ? Ha-ha !"
print "### Also, don't forget : any command here does not affect next commands."
print "### So, forget 'source venv/bin/activate', 'export PATH=truc', 'screen -r', etc."
print "### Also, use only finishing-commands like ls or cat. Forget less, htop, vim, nano, screen, tail -f...\n"

dest = sys.argv[1]
rep = '/root'

while True:
    cmd = raw_input('>>> root@%s:%s # ' % (dest, rep))
    if cmd == 'cd':
        cmd = 'cd /root'
    if cmd.startswith('cd /') or cmd.startswith('cd ') and cmd[4] == ':':
        rep = cmd[3:]
    elif cmd.startswith('cd '):
        rep = join(rep, cmd[3:])
    else:
        os.system("salt '%s' cmd.run 'cd %s && %s'" % (dest, rep, cmd))