Questions, answered.

CodeMote is an iPhone and iPad app that securely controls your own VS Code on your computer — terminals, AI coding agents, Git and the file tree — over a direct, encrypted link. There is no cloud copy of your code.

No. CodeMote opens a direct phone-to-computer connection tunnelled over Microsoft’s dev tunnels. Your code, terminals, files and Git data are never mirrored to our servers — everything runs on your own machine and streams to your phone.

Yes — that’s what CodeMote is built for. You can start Claude Code and other desktop coding agents, watch them work in a live terminal, and approve, redirect or stop them by typing or by voice. It turns your phone into a remote control for long-running agents.

Yes. CodeMote pairs with a QR scanover Microsoft’s dev tunnels, which is an outbound connection from your computer — so there’s no SSH server to expose, no Tailscale or VPN to configure, and no router ports to open. You install devtunnel once and scan.

Anthropic’s Remote Control mirrors a single Claude Code session into the Claude app. CodeMote is a full mobile IDE: it drives Claude Code and other desktop agents, and adds live terminals, the file tree and a real Git UI. See the full comparison.

Yes. CodeMote runs them in a live terminal on your machine, so any desktop coding agent you start from the command line works — you supervise, approve and redirect it the same way. It isn’t tied to a single vendor or a particular subscription.

Yes. When an agent pauses for a decision — running a command, editing a file, pushing — you approve, redirect or stop it directly in the app, by typing or by voice. The agent runs on your machine and waits for your call.

Not yet. CodeMote currently ships for iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS); the companion extension runs in VS Code on macOS, Windows and Linux. Android isn't available today.

Yes. CodeMote controls the VS Code running on your real machine, so the computer needs to be awake with VS Code open and a session started. Nothing runs in the cloud on your behalf — that is exactly what keeps your code private.

Yes. The connection is tunnelled, so your phone and computer don’t need to be on the same Wi-Fi. It works over cellular or any network — no port forwarding, VPN or static IP required.

devtunnelis Microsoft’s free, official tunnelling tool. CodeMote uses it to create the secure relay between your phone and your computer. You install it once with a single command and sign in with a GitHub or Microsoft account — full steps are in the setup tutorial.

The CodeMote extension runs in VS Code on macOS, Windows and Linux. The companion app runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS).

Yes. You can browse the full project file tree, edit code directly, and run the whole source-control flow — stage, diff, commit, push, branch and read history — exactly as it sits on your machine.

Pairing is local: you scan a QR code shown in VS Code to open a secure, single-use link. Tokens are revokable — you can disconnect any device or revoke all access at any time from the Command Palette. No credentials are stored on the phone.

Yes. Shells and agents run on your computer, not on the phone, so dev servers and long-running commands keep going even after you background or close the app. When you reopen it, the live output is still streaming.

CodeMote is free to download from the App Store and includes auto-renewing subscriptions for ongoing use, billed through Apple. See the live App Store listing for current pricing.

Yes. Use “CodeMote: Show QR Code” in the VS Code Command Palette to generate a fresh, single-use pairing code for each additional iPhone or iPad. The status bar shows how many devices are connected.