Anthropic just launched Remote Control for Claude Code. It lets you control a coding session from your phone or browser. Cool idea, except it requires a $200/mo Max plan, supports one session at a time, has no auto-approve rules or hook management, and kills your session if the terminal closes or you lose network for 10 minutes.
I built ForkOff because I kept coming back from skiing and biking to find my Claude Code sessions dead. I wanted to approve tool calls from my phone while I was out, not babysit a terminal.
ForkOff is the open-source alternative:
- Free (MIT licensed)
- E2E encrypted — the relay server sees only opaque blobs
- Auto-approve rules — configure which tools are safe, which need manual approval
- Proper diff rendering on mobile, not raw terminal text
- Sessions survive terminal close
- Self-hostable relay, or --local flag for direct P2P (zero internet)
- Multi-session support
Stack: React Native + Expo (mobile), NestJS (relay), Node.js CLI that hooks into Claude Code's PreToolUse/PostToolUse lifecycle via the SDK. X25519 key exchange, XSalsa20-Poly1305 encryption.
iOS beta is live on TestFlight. Android coming soon.
We are looking forward to feedback, code contributions, and more!
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/dhh5FrN7
(Note: We are currently pending apple's review on the open-source version of the app expect the release on the above link within 24 hours till then the app config will show that you require an update)
GitHub (CLI): https://github.com/Forkoff-app/forkoff-cli
GitHub (Mobile): https://github.com/Forkoff-app/forkoff-react-native
Website: https://forkoff.app
