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I built something similar by forking Vibetunnel[0] and turned into a Next.js app that runs on my laptop. Then I connect my laptop and phone to the same Tailscale network and use the 100.xx on my phone to access the same application on my phone.

Your app is better than the web app I have since it's native, but we still need to use your CLI and daemon to work. Would be really nice if you supported Tailscale.

Also take a look at Zedra[1]. It's similar to yours and powered by Iroh[2] which will replace the need for Tailscale.

0. https://github.com/amantus-ai/vibetunnel

1. https://github.com/tanlethanh/zedra

2. https://github.com/n0-computer/iroh

will check, thanks man!

Just yesterday I needed this and resorted to running the harness in a sprite[0] in a proot distro[1] in termux: while I appreciated the symbolism of recurrence, it was a pain to set up. Will have a look.

[0]: https://sprites.dev/

[1]: https://github.com/termux/proot-distro

lmk if you run into any issues while setting up Shellular :)

Looks really promising! I find the claude mobile app a bit lacking ie. slash commands missing (compacting or clearing etc.) Some feedback and questions:

- When I chat via the shellular app, I don't see the messages appear in my terminal. Is that expected? Using cmux fwiw.

- I'm using a Fable agent but the app is showing Opus. Have I been silently downgraded? Both CC and ccstatusline are showing Fable.

- On the home screen it seems to show my agents as well as sub-agents under active sessions whereas under the agents tab I only see what appears to be the main agents. Would be nice for this to be consistent across the screens as well as having a toggle to show/hide sub-agents.

- Loading the sub-agent doesn't bring up any chat history. Would be cool to see how the subagent is working.

- When I re-opened the app after about an hour of having it closed, it wasn't able to reconnect. I did update the mobile app in between so maybe that caused an issue.

hey thanks for trying and giving detailed feedback :)

- i think that's because claude code doesn't really "watch" it. if you exit and resume the session again in your terminal (claude --resume <session-id>), it will show up with new messages.

- maybe a bug on our end, or ACP (https://github.com/agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp)... will check. can you click there, and manually change model for the time being?

- ahh i missed that... yeah to start with we should only show main agents

- makes sense, because ACP doesn't support it yet.

- that shouldn't be a problem. what error msg did you see in the app? was Shellular CLI running on your computer/VPS?

Claude Code has a /remote-control command let's you access the session from their phone app or a browser, is this better?

remote control is super annoying. you've to explicitly /remote-control a session/folder for it to work.

Shellular shows your all your old sessions, and also create new ones if you want to.

also what if you wanna use deepseek on opencode to write plan & cc/codex to execute it?

or use terminals and run things for yourself?

or see how the localhost site looks by accessing it?

or js console to see the error logs & debug?

we give you access to all of it, not just a chat UI :)

> you've to explicitly /remote-control a session/folder for it to work.

Actually you only have to do it once (or maybe it a config option) and it automatically remotes future sessions (but you still have to actually run each Claude Code instance). The other stuff is pretty cool and very lacking though.

> very lacking tho

Shellular, or Claude Remote Control?

Stuff in Shellular is cool, very lacking in Claude Remote Control.

After trying Shellular for a bit I have to honestly say though that it's got some sharp edges. Main one that hit me hard is the sessions don't sync: I expect to see the same thing (live and saved) across CC CLI and CRC as in Shellular and vice versa, but that isn't the case.

firstly, thank you!

now regarding sessions, that's really unexpected. the sessions are on your computer/VPS, so if you start a session in your computer, they should show up in Shellular, and vice-versa.

what's the best place to chat more about this with you?

i am available on: - x.com/biraj21_ - www.linkedin.com/in/biraj21 - biraj.pub@gmail.com - our discord server: discord.gg/qmaXbcdQS

I submitted an issue: https://github.com/shellular-org/shellular/issues/3.

Codex does too. It's the best of them. Lets you connect directly to your mac, and run codex ON your mac.

Ugh, that's not better at at all

Curious why you feel that way... Personally I find the feature convenient because I can prompt Codex, running on my mac, with access to everything I've given it access to, directly from my phone. That means all the plugins, the local CLIs, browser control, everything...

if you feel that way, then you will love Shellular :)

I had a look at this and I would plan to use this once launched to the public if the price point is good. I think other ai devs who work often on the move might find it interesting too. I haven’t tested it though, if all the plugins work in Claude code for example, or if any friction setting up new ones.

Will checkout Shellular.

Used paseo.sh which has Mac and iPhone app. Open source and works with many agents.

Also used Codex Relay App. That was nice but only works with one host.

Shellular plan to have a Mac app in the future?

In general, I think a great UI for coding agents that works across devices and remote boxes is god send.

we're starting with a web app, so you can connect to the same remote VPS from both your phone and desktop.

check https://app.shellular.dev :)

and yes, we'll introduce a Mac app soon.

So this is something like https://paseo.sh ? I use that sometimes and like it. Not only mobile but also a web UI.

On your homepage you only compare with two proprietary ones. Please consider adding Paseo as well.

ohh will check. thanks man!

The problem is we never know if the next update doesn’t change the security to non existent and suddenly your computer is controlled by someone else.

fair concern, but a few things should help:

- it's open source, so the update itself is auditable, not a black box push. github.com/shellular-org/packages/actions

- it's E2E encrypted end to end, so even if you don't fully trust us, the relay itself never sees your session

- you're running it via npx shellular, so you can pin a version instead of always pulling latest if you want to control exactly when you upgrade

This is exactly what I wanted, love that the phone app has a native UI for agents like Pi instead of relying only on terminal renderers.

Awesome tool, have been using it for quite a few days now. Using on my 2 Hosts and using GitHub Copilot

do i need to keep my laptop screen on all the time? how it is different from claude mobile connection?

yes, but you can lock it.

and even close the lid by keeping it connected to AC power, and after running

pmset -a disablesleep 1

and with Claude remote control, you've to explicitly /remote-control a session/folder for it to work.

Shellular shows your all your old sessions, let's you continue them, and also create new ones if you want to.

also what if you wanna use deepseek on opencode to write plan & cc/codex to execute it?

or use terminals and run things for yourself?

or see how the localhost site looks by accessing it?

or js console to see the error logs & debug?

we give you access to all of it, not just a chat UI :)

Hmm I've been working on something fairly similar. Looks like I can shelve/defer it :).

Ah, Android app doesn't work without Google Play services, which I have permanently disabled. Looks like I'm back to working on my own thing.

build from source is also not working?

http://github.com/shellular-org/app

Build is failing due to missing build.json, so I just put Pi (DeepSeek v4 Flash) on it. Been a bit but waiting to see how it works out as I've actually never used Pi for anything before. I'm currently waiting for my Claude weekly quota to reset though, so no time like the present.

hey why don't you try dev build?

just connect your phone to your computer, and run `pnpm run dev android` and that should install it :)

Yeah I never thought of that. I'm mostly a Python person, so little mobile dev exp.

So just a mobile wrapper on agents running on some machines?

essentially i guess, but also more more than just a chat UI because Shellular also gives you persistent terminals, localhost access, code editor, browser devtools, git UI, etc.

also we're compatible with ACP (https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/introduction).

why don't you try the app and check it out on github too at github.com/shellular-org :)

can it keep my sessions active for long?

yessir!

at the end of the day, everything lives on your machine (Mac, PC, or VPS), so even you get disconnected from the app, things would still be alive on your machine.

and you can reconnect anytime, as long as Shellular CLI is running.

NICE!

Super

this is fucking so helpfulll!

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