Claude Remote – control Claude Code on your Mac from your phone

Hi HN, I’m a full-stack developer and I built a small tool that I now use every day.

Claude Code from Anthropic is a very capable AI coding assistant, but it only runs locally on your computer. That means if you’re away from your desk — commuting, walking, or just on the couch — you can’t easily give it tasks. I wanted a simple way to send commands to Claude Code running on my home Mac from anywhere. So I built Claude Remote — a free, open-source app that lets you control Claude Code through a browser.

How it works Install a lightweight macOS app (menu bar app, ~5 MB, Apple Silicon). Open a web chat from your phone or any device. Send a task — Claude Code executes it locally on your Mac and returns the result. The Mac app acts as a bridge between the browser and Claude Code. All execution happens locally on your machine.

What I use it for Fixing bugs or generating small features in side projects Creating or editing landing pages Checking or organizing files Running scripts Opening websites in Chrome and interacting with them Summarizing or generating content Preparing quick reports Claude Code can control Chrome (open pages, read content, fill forms, take screenshots), so you can automate simple browser tasks remotely. Responses are returned as formatted markdown. I also added optional text-to-speech playback, which makes it usable while driving. Privacy & security Open source (GitHub link below) No subscriptions Firebase Auth (each user only sees their own sessions) All AI execution happens on your machine This is currently macOS (Apple Silicon) only.

I’d really appreciate feedback — especially on security, architecture, and potential edge cases.

Website: https://clauderemote.web.app

GitHub: https://github.com/ChilinAI/claude-remote

Thanks!