How to answer Claude Code or Codex from your phone
You start an agent on the computer at home and leave. An hour later your phone shows that it stopped to ask for permission to run a command. It stays stopped until you answer, and you're nowhere near the desk. Each of the big agents has a way to answer from your phone. They just don't work the same way: Claude Code: run /remote-control in the session, then open it in the Claude app or at…
To answer Claude Code or Codex from your phone, there are multiple methods available depending on your setup and plan. Claude Code can be managed through its Remote Control feature, which allows you to run /remote-control in a session and then open it in the Claude app or at claude.ai/code. This feature requires a Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, or Enterprise plan and sends messages to your phone when it needs your attention.
Codex, on the other hand, utilizes the ChatGPT apps, which can be set up through the ChatGPT desktop app and paired with your phone using a QR code. Once set up, you can continue chats, answer questions, and read diffs and terminal output from your phone.
For those who prefer a more universal solution, SSH and tmux can be employed to answer any agent, regardless of the specific agent used. This method involves connecting to the computer via SSH, attaching to a terminal where the agent is running, and using tmux to keep the terminal alive even when disconnected. However, this method requires more setup and is less convenient on a phone due to the need to type into a full terminal with a touch keyboard.
It's important to note that all three agents (Claude Code, Codex, and Grok) require the computer to remain awake and online for them to function properly. If the computer goes to sleep or the lid is closed, none of these agents will be able to answer from your phone. To prevent this, you can use the methods outlined above to ensure the computer remains awake and online, or you can set up a VPN or mesh network like Tailscale to maintain a connection from outside your home network.
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