CodeMote
Claude Code, Codex, any CLI agent — driven from your iPhone.
CodeMote lets you control AI CLI coding agents — Claude Code, Codex, any CLI agent — from your iPhone. Live terminal streaming to your lock screen and push notifications when the agent needs approval. It keeps a direct encrypted connection to your machine, so your code never leaves for external servers.
What is CodeMote?
CodeMote is an iOS/iPadOS app that lets developers remotely control CLI-based AI coding agents (like Claude Code, Codex, and other CLI agents) running on their own computer or VPS, straight from an iPhone or iPad. It provides a real terminal, live diffs, file editing, and full git workflow over a direct, encrypted phone-to-computer tunnel, so your code never touches CodeMote's servers. A Lock Screen Live Activity streams the agent's terminal and push notifications alert you when the agent needs a decision, letting you step away from your desk while the agent keeps working.
Key features
- Run Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent on your own machine, driven from your phone
- Real terminal with full CLI access, not just chat
- Lock Screen Live Activity streams live agent terminal output
- Push notifications when an agent needs a decision or approval
- Real diffs, file browsing and editing via a VS Code-style file tree
- Full git workflow: stage, commit, push, branch, and history
- Direct, encrypted one-to-one phone-to-computer tunnel; code never hits CodeMote servers
- Multi-workspace switching without interrupting running processes
Who it's for
- Developers who want to keep AI coding agents running while they step away from the desk
- Anyone running Claude Code, Codex, or other CLI agents who needs to approve decisions on the go
- VS Code / Cursor / Antigravity users wanting mobile terminal, diff, and git access to their machine
- Working with headless machines or a VPS via the standalone CLI, no editor required
When not to use it
If you only need a mobile chat interface to an AI assistant rather than real terminal, diff, and git control of an agent on your own machine, an official first-party chat app may be simpler. It also assumes you have a computer or VPS running the agent to connect back to.
FAQ
What AI agents does CodeMote work with?
It's agent-agnostic and works with any CLI agent, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, and aider. Anything you can run in a terminal, you can drive from the phone.
What platforms does it support?
The app runs on iOS and iPadOS. The machine side works on Mac, Linux, and Windows via a VS Code/Cursor extension or a standalone CLI (Node.js 18+), including headless machines and VPS instances.
How does the phone connect to my computer?
You scan a QR code to open a secure, revokable link, creating a direct one-to-one, encrypted phone-to-computer tunnel. It uses Microsoft's free devtunnel by default, with ngrok, Tailscale, and Cloudflare as options.
Is my code secure? Does it go through CodeMote's servers?
Your code never touches CodeMote's servers and there's no cloud copy. The connection is direct and encrypted, pairing is local via QR with revokable tokens you control, and no credentials are stored on the phone.
Do I need VS Code to use it?
No. You can set it up with a VS Code extension (also works in Cursor, Antigravity, and other VS Code forks) or with a standalone CLI that needs no editor, useful for headless machines and servers.
How much does CodeMote cost?
CodeMote offers a free trial (listed as a free-month launch offer / 7-day trial). Full ongoing pricing is not stated on the site.
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