How to run Claude Code from your iPhone

Coding agents changed what “working from your phone” means. You’re no longer trying to type code on a tiny screen — you’re supervising an agent that types for you. That job is a perfect fit for a phone: glance at what Claude Code is doing, approve a step, redirect it, and get on with your day.

Here’s how to drive Claude Code on your computer from your iPhone with CodeMote.

What you need

• VS Code on your computer with the CodeMote extension installed.
• Claude Code (or another desktop coding agent) set up the way you normally run it.
• The CodeMote app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 1 — Start a session and pair

In VS Code, open your project, then run CodeMote: Start Mobile Session from the Command Palette. Scan the QR code with the app to open a secure, revokable link. The whole pairing takes a few seconds and nothing about your code leaves your machine.

Step 2 — Launch the agent in a live terminal

Open a terminal in CodeMote and start Claude Code the same way you do on the desktop:

The terminal streams in real time. Because the shell runs on your computer — not the phone — the agent keeps going even if you background the app, and the output is still there when you come back.

Step 3 — Approve and redirect, by thumb or voice

When the agent pauses for a decision, you approve or steer it right from the app. You can type, or use voice inputto redirect it without the on-screen keyboard — “run the tests first”, “revert that file”, “commit and push”.

Step 4 — Review the diff and ship

When the agent is done, use the Git view to stage, diff, commit and push — the full source-control flow, from your pocket. You read what changed before it goes anywhere.

That’s the loop: launch, supervise, redirect, ship — without being at your desk. See the full setup tutorial or the FAQ for details.