Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to AFK

Your terminal on mobile, no SSH or VPN

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier.

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   LinkShell▲74

   Control your AI terminal sessions from your phone.

   Apr 2026 · liutianjie.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Port22▲239

   Claude Code, Codex & more on your phone

   Aug 2026 · tryport22.com · its alternatives →

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   Terminal Mode by Even Realities▲345

   Keep coding agents always in sight

   Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

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   SessionCast▲75

   CLI control to monitor and work with Claude Code remotely

   Feb 2026 · sessioncast.io · its alternatives →

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   Claudebin▲258

   Hi HN, We use Claude Code a lot, and after a long session there isn't a simple way to share exactly what happened with someone else. Prompts, responses, file edits, and tool calls all stay inside the terminal. We built Claudebin to make that easier. It's a plugin that lets you export the current session as a URL containing: - the full message thread - file reads and writes - bash commands - web and MCP calls You can send the link to someone, attach it to a PR, embed part of it, or resume the session locally. It's open source. GitHub:…

   Feb 2026 · claudebin.com · its alternatives →

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   AgentManager▲125

   Never miss a Claude Code session waiting for your input

   Jul 2026 · agentmgr.app · its alternatives →

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   Vibe Pocket▲135

   Run AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Opencode on mobile

   Dec 2025 · vibepocket.com · its alternatives →

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   cmux - Ghostty-based terminal with vertical tabs and notifications▲198

   I run a lot of Claude Code and Codex sessions in parallel. I was using Ghostty with a bunch of split panes, and relying on native macOS notifications to know when an agent needed me. But Claude Code's notification body is always just "Claude is waiting for your input" with no context, and with enough tabs open, I couldn't even read the titles anymore. I tried a few coding orchestrators but most of them were Electron/Tauri apps and the performance bugged me. I also just prefer the terminal since GUI orchestrators lock you into their workflow. So I built cmux as a native macOS app in…

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Codync▲80

   Monitor Claude Code sessions in real-time, from anywhere

   Mar 2026 · codync.dev · its alternatives →

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    runCLAUDErun▲112

    I built runCLAUDErun because I got tired of manually running the same Claude Code tasks every day. It's free and it runs locally. What it does: It's a macOS app that schedules your local Claude Code to run on any schedule you want - daily, weekly, or custom cron expressions. My use case: Every night at 11pm, it automatically summarizes my Obsidian daily notes. But, it can schedule any Claude task - code reviews, data processing, report generation, web research, file organization, etc... Technical details: - Native macOS app (Electron + React) - Uses launchd for scheduling (proper macOS…

    2025 · runclauderun.com · its alternatives →

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    Termly▲82

    Hey HN! I'm one of the developers of Termly. Problem: I love using Claude Code for development, but being chained to my laptop all day wasn't working. SSH + terminal emulators felt clunky for interactive AI coding sessions. Solution: Built a WebSocket relay that mirrors your AI coding session to mobile with zero-knowledge E2E encryption. How it works: 1. npm install -g @termly-dev/cli 2. termly start (wraps your AI tool) 3. Scan QR code with mobile app 4. Your session syncs in real-time, encrypted end-to-end Tech stack: • Open source CLI (MIT licensed) - inspect the code yourself •…

    Nov 2025 · termly.dev · its alternatives →

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    I built a tool to un-dumb Claude Code's CLI output (Local Log Viewer)▲69

    Hi HN, I built this because I got tired of the Claude Code CLI hiding details from me. Recent updates have replaced critical output with summaries like "Read 3 files" or "Edited 2 files". To see what actually happened, I was forced to use `--verbose`, which floods the terminal with unreadable JSON and system prompts. I wanted a middle ground: *Full observability without the noise.* `claude-devtools` is a local Electron app that tails the session logs in `~/.claude/` to reconstruct the execution trace in real-time. *Unlike wrappers, it solves the visibility gap in your native…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    VibeAround▲102

    Keep your vibe coding agents around.

    Apr 2026 · vibearound.ai · its alternatives →

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    SuperTurtle▲90

    Remote control for Codex, handled from your phone

    Mar 2026 · superturtle.dev · its alternatives →

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    Shellular – run Claude Code, Codex, Pi from your phonefree▲33

    Run Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode on mobile and write code from your phone. Shellular gives you secure remote access to your dev machine: a real agent UI, terminal, files, Git, ports, and browser DevTools, all from your phone.

    Jul 2026 · shellular.dev · its alternatives →

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    AFK Pilot (for Grok 4.6)▲2

    Watch, approve, and steer Grok 4.6 from anywhere. No CLI.

    Aug 2026 · afkpilot.com · its alternatives →

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    Mantel▲75

    Stop confusing your Claude Code sessions & terminal windows

    May 2026 · getmantel.app · its alternatives →

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    Moshi▲38

    I built an iOS app to interact with coding agents from my phone. Most remote solutions I've seen require installing a server or relay on your machine. Moshi is just an app — SSH/Mosh into your Mac/PC/Sandbox and you're done. The use case isn't really "I need to get back to my computer." It's more like: - I'm curious how the agent is doing on that refactor - I want Claude Code to research something for me (it knows my codebase, unlike a fresh chatbot) - I have an idea and want to tell the agent before I forget I just type what I want — or speak it. Whisper transcribes locally,…

    Jan 2026 · getmoshi.app · its alternatives →

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    Scapefree tier, from $9.99/mo▲59

    Hey HN, we've been using Claude Code daily for months, and built Scape to fix our biggest pain point: managing multiple worktrees quickly & reducing the mental load of switching between them quickly. What we built: Scape is a macOS menu bar app that sits on top of Claude Code and gives you: - One-click worktrees: click a button, get a new git worktree with a Claude session already working on it. Develop in parallel without leaving your current branch. - Toolkit: per-session actions like "Create PR", "Commit & Push", "Run & Fix Tests." Add your own with bash scripts or prompts. -…

    23d ago · scape.work · its alternatives →

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    Maestro▲20

    Bloomberg Terminal for CLI agents

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vibe Remote – Code from your bed or the park with Claude Code/Codex▲7

    I built Vibe Remote because I wanted to code from my bed or the park without lugging a laptop around. With tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini-cli, we don't need a full IDE for every task anymore. Vibe Remote turns your phone into a powerful remote console. Why it’s more than just a chat: * AI Agent Hub: Zero-config support for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode. * Built-in Web Preview: View your localhost services directly inside the app. Essential for UI debugging. * Full Session Management: Start a task on your Mac, grab your phone, and monitor progress from a cafe. * Dev Ops: Manage…

    Mar 2026 · vibe-remote.com · its alternatives →

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    Termos▲4

    Run Claude Code & Codex in a Chrome side-panel terminal

    Jun 2026 · termos.dev · its alternatives →

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    Nexion▲9

    The AI-native workspace for macOS

    May 2026 · nexion.one · its alternatives →

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    CC Pocket▲3

    CC Pocket is a mobile app (iOS/Android) for remotely controlling Claude Code and Codex CLI sessions on your Mac. Architecture: a bridge server on the Mac (`npx @ccpocket/bridge@latest`) wraps the Claude Code SDK and Codex CLI via stdio, exposing a WebSocket API. The phone connects over Tailscale or local Wi-Fi. The main use case is approving tool calls without being at the keyboard. Approvals are surfaced directly on the session list so you can handle multiple agents quickly. You can also start new sessions (with git worktree creation), write prompts with file mention and slash…

    Apr 2026 · k9i-0.github.io · its alternatives →

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