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24 alternatives to Oyster Bot

I wanted Claude Code on my phone without running extra infrastructure. Existing solutions felt heavy..gateway servers, native apps, etc. This is a Telegram bot that spawns the Claude CLI and pipes responses back to you. Clone, npm install, add your bot token, run it. Works with Claude Pro/Max (no API key required). You can whitelist users, restrict which tools Claude can access, and add custom commands via plugins. Only ~400 lines of JS.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    KarmaBox▲311

    Run your own Claude Code in your pocket.

    Apr 2026 · karmaboxai.com · its alternatives →

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    Text Claude from your phone using “Dispatch”

    Mar 2026 · claude.com · its alternatives →

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    Put Claude Code tasks on autopilot with smart routines

    Apr 2026 · anthropic.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude Code, meet Telegram.

    Feb 2026 · yottocode.com · its alternatives →

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    Let Claude use your computer from the CLI

    Mar 2026 · code.claude.com · its alternatives →

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    The new Claude Android app brings the power of Claude

    2024 · claude.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude 2▲248

    It was quite interesting to vibe code this artifact. I learned some basic ideas about commitment scheme and hash cryptography in the half and hour spent on this. One of the few times vibe coding left me feeling enriched rather than drained. What do you think?

    2023 · claude.ai · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I built a Telegram bot that allows you to vibe coding directly in chat, optimized for mobile use. Key features: – Run CLI commands via Telegram chat – View code diffs with syntax highlighting via Mini App – Full permission control before executing any command – Local deployment supported (no public IP required) Try it: https://chatcode.top GitHub: https://github.com/Nickqiaoo/chatcode I’d love feedback, especially on mobile experience and security design.

    2025 · chatcode.top · 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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    Run AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Opencode on mobile

    Dec 2025 · vibepocket.com · its alternatives →

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    I got tired of sharing AI demos with terminal screenshots or screen recordings. Claude Code already stores full session transcripts locally as JSONL files. Those logs contain everything: prompts, tool calls, thinking blocks, and timestamps. I built a small CLI tool that converts those logs into an interactive HTML replay. You can step through the session, jump through the timeline, expand tool calls, and inspect the full conversation. The output is a single self-contained HTML file — no dependencies. You can email it, host it anywhere, embed it in a blog post, and it works on mobile. Repo:…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey all! Few weeks ago we realized AI models are now so good you don't need to babysit them anymore. You can kick off a coding task at lunch and Claude Code just... works. But then you're stuck at your desk steering it. We were joking around - wouldn't it be cool to grab coffee and keep chatting with Claude from your phone? Next thing you know, 4 of us are hacking on weekends to make it happen. Dead simple to try: "npm install -g happy-coder" then run "happy" instead of "claude". That's it. We had three goals: * Don't break anyone's flow - Use Claude Code normally at your desk, pick up your…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I got frustrated with Claude's official platform limitations - conversations disappearing, no customization options, and clunky file handling. So I built my own interface over a weekend! GitHub: https://github.com/chihebnabil/claude-ui What it does: - Saves all conversations locally (SQLite + Drizzle ORM) - Lets you customize Claude's personality per chat - Handles file attachments properly + caching input tokens - Dark/light mode - No conversation limits - Markdown & code syntax highlighting Tech stack is pretty simple: - Nuxt 3 for the frontend - Anthropic's SDK…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Today I'm releasing Cloud Code: A way to prompt claude code from the cloud. It lets you select a repo, a template of messages (or you can create your own) and you can then create your queries which runs through claude code synchronously to complete your task. Our system is set up for long running tasks and is so new that it doesn't even support streaming yet, we just send the final message at the end of the run. To test its effectiveness, I used it to create the mobile view for the cloudcoding site itself which works really well, meaning you can use it through your phone!

    2025 · cloudcoding.ai · its alternatives →

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    AI powered cli coding agent that monitors your dev/test server and fixes errors and adds features - vysakh0/dravid

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude PDF Bot with AWS Bedrock, LangChain & Streamlit

    2025 · flax-orange-3fc.notion.site · its alternatives →

  17. 17GC

    As I started to use Claude Code to do more random tasks I realized I could basically build any CLI tool and it would use it. So I built one that controls the browser and open-sourced it. It should work with Codex or any other CLI-based agent! I have a long term idea where the models are all local and then the tool is privacy preserving because it's easy to remove PII from text, but I'd definitely not recommend using this for anything important just yet. You'll need a Gemini key until I (or someone else) figure out how to distill a local version out of that part of the pipeline. Github link:…

    2025 · cli-agents.click · its alternatives →

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    A pre-execution guard for AI coding agents. It blocks destructive Git and file system commands, plus common attempts to access sensitive files, before a tool call runs. Supports Amp Code, Antigravity CLI, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Grok Build, Hermes Agent, Kimi Code

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn any OpenAI-compatible API into a Claude Code backend

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi! My name is Herve Kom, a computer science student that is interested in learning new things everyday! As one of my graduation project, I have developed a Claude Code -like Coding CLI, but with enhancement for API Testing: - Auto-generate & run tests (unit, e2e, Playwright, CI/CD, etc.) - Say bye-bye to hallucinations with built-in MCP Server to let LLM directly read from API Docs - Adding Agent.md support for better context persistence across your whole codebase - Automatic bug & security scans (logic is kind of basic but works great!) - Vibes, I want it to feel less "enterprise" but…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Skeezo▲10

    The agent-native macOS IDE that drives your installed Claude Code — parallel agent lanes, team chat, multi-repo workspaces, and automation. No API key.

    Sep 2026 · skeezo.dev · its alternatives →

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    Convert Claude Code into LLM API

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24CB

    Clink lets you use the coding agents you already pay for (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Z.ai GLM) to build → live-preview → ship apps in an isolated container. No token purchases, no extra cost for coding. Just link your existing Claude/OpenAI/Gemini account and start building and deploying instantly. Why we built this: Claude Code is our go-to for coding, but it lacked preview + deploy capabilities. We didn't want to pay Lovable again just for that. Different agents excel at different tasks - Claude Code for versatility, Codex for complex work, GLM for speed. We needed one…

    2025 · clink.new · its alternatives →

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