See the OpenAFS subpage to learn how to install the right client software so that you can manage files, edit files, and more, from the comfort of your own machine.
If you're not familiar with OpenAFS, it is a cross-platform software package that allows you to access and manipulate files remotely using most any software installed on your machine. AFS allows remote filesystems to be mounted as if they are local. Because of this, it is now possible that you will never need to start an ssh session just to manipulate files.