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Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by zaking17 »

ledauphin wrote: post #98
synergy20 wrote: post #94

have been using tmux and ssh-on-the-phone doing for forever, what's new?

have you gotten a terminal interface on your phone to be acceptably usable? I haven't - not without a real keyboard attached in any case. too many parts of the UX are designed for a true keyboard.

I’ve had decent luck with Termius because it gives you a row of keyboard shortcuts above the usual keyboard. Still cramped, but it works.

Tmux is annoying with a mobile keyboard, so I vibe coded a little mobile-friendly wrapper https://github.com/zakandrewking/pocketbot

Someone is going to solve this with a non-buggy app, but it really needs to have all the features of Claude code. Everyone is a power user in this segment

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by aunty_helen »

gregoriol wrote: post #81
Retr0id wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Regular claude code is already a remote access door to your setup, once you've granted a few command execution permissions. (e.g. if it can edit your code and run the test suite)

Yes and no: I hope (not verified) that regular claude code client only sends requests, and doesn't open ports for remote access

There's nothing stopping CC from spinning up a local service or running terminal commands to open ports.

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by bachittle »

I've been running something similar for a few months, which is a voice-first interface for Claude Code running on a local Flask server. Instead of texting from my phone, I just talk to it. It spawns agents in tmux sessions, manages context with handoff notes between sessions, and has a card display for visual output.

The remote control feature is cool but the real unlock for me was voice. Typing on a phone is a terrible interface for coding conversations. Speaking is surprisingly natural for things like "check the test output" or "what did that agent do while I was away."

The tmux crowd in this thread is right that SSH + tmux gets you 90% of the way there. But adding voice on top changes the interaction model. You stop treating it like a terminal and start treating it like a collaborator.

Here is a demo of it controlling my smart lights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmp9HFv50s

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by synergy20 »

ledauphin wrote: post #98
synergy20 wrote: post #94

have been using tmux and ssh-on-the-phone doing for forever, what's new?

have you gotten a terminal interface on your phone to be acceptably usable? I haven't - not without a real keyboard attached in any case. too many parts of the UX are designed for a true keyboard.

I used connectbot on android and it worked fine for me, the new 'terminal' with debian also worked well

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by jasonjmcghee »

Posted elsewhere but will copy here. Been doing this for a while.

- - -

get tailscale (free) and join on both devices

install tmux

get an ios/android terminal (echo / termius)

enable "remote login" if on mac (disable on public wifi)

mosh/ssh into computer

now you can do tmux then claude / codex / w/e on either device and reconnect freely via tmux ls and tmux attach -t

- - -

You can name tmux and resume by name via tmux new -s and tmux attach -t

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by adamtaylor_13 »

elliotbnvl wrote: post #134
adamtaylor_13 wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a bummer. I was looking forward to testing this, but that seems pretty limiting. My current solution uses Tailscale with Termius on iOS. It's a pretty robust solution so far, except for the actual difficulty of reading/working on a mobile screen. But for the most part, input controls work. My one gripe with Termius is that I can't put text directly into stdin using the default iOS voice-to-text feature baked i…

I’ve been doing this for a while [1], but ultimately settled on a building a thin transport layer for Telegram to accept and return media, and persistent channels, vastly improved messaging UX, etc. and ended up turning this into a ‘claw with a heartbeat and SOUL [2]. [1] https://elliotbonneville.com/phone-to-mac-persistent-termina... [2] https://elliotbonneville.com/claude-code-is-all-you-need/

I really enjoyed reading both posts. Thanks for sharing!

I, like many others, have written my own "claw" implementation, but it's stagnated a bit. I use it through Slack, but the idea of journaling with it is compelling. Especially when combined with the recent "two sentence" journaling article[1] that floated through HN not too long ago.

[1] https://alexanderbjoy.com/two-sentence-journal-approaches/

Re: Claude Code Remote Control

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Post by dnw »

Claude Code Team: Please fix the core experience instead of branching out into all these tertiary features. I know it is fun and profit to release new features but you need to go deeper into features not broader into there be dragons territory.
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