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title: "How to Run Claude Code From Your Phone"
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description: "Five ways to run Claude Code from a phone — SSH apps, tmux, a web tunnel, a Telegram bot, and managed remote control — with the trade-offs of each."
slug: run-claude-code-from-your-phone
date: 2026-06-08
updated: 2026-06-08
author: Chatcode
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order: 5
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  - run claude code from phone
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Claude Code lives in your terminal, but the work doesn't stop when you leave your desk. Here are the five realistic ways to drive it from a phone, from most manual to most managed.

## 1. SSH from a mobile terminal app

Apps like Blink Shell (iOS) or Termius (iOS/Android) give you a real SSH session into your machine. Combined with `tmux`, you get the full Claude Code TUI on your phone.

- **Good:** full fidelity, nothing to build.
- **Rough:** typing in a terminal on a phone, managing SSH keys, and your machine needs to be reachable (open port, VPN, or tunnel).

## 2. tmux + a persistent session

`tmux` keeps Claude Code alive between connections so you can detach on your laptop and re-attach from your phone mid-task. It's the backbone of almost every remote setup — but on its own it still needs SSH access to reach.

## 3. A web tunnel to a terminal

Tools like `ttyd` or `gotty` expose a terminal in the browser; pair with a tunnel (Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale) so no port is open to the public internet. You get Claude Code in a mobile browser tab.

- **Good:** no terminal app, works on any phone.
- **Rough:** you're publishing a shell to the web — authentication and tunnel hygiene are non-negotiable.

## 4. The native Telegram channel (or Remote Control)

Claude Code's built-in **Channels** plugin bridges Telegram straight into a running session, and **Remote Control** drives a session from the Claude app. See the full walkthrough in **[How to Connect Claude Code to Telegram](/articles/how-to-connect-claude-code-to-telegram)**.

- **Good:** official, chat UX, nothing to build.
- **Rough:** the session must stay open, it's Claude-only, and you can't approve permission prompts from Telegram.

## 5. Managed remote control (Chatcode)

[Chatcode](https://app.chatcode.dev) runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, or OpenCode on a server you own and makes the session reachable from a browser terminal and Telegram — always on, with a per-session sandbox toggle and no inbound ports. It's the fastest path from "idea on the bus" to "agent already working." Full setup: **[Claude Code in Telegram with Chatcode](/articles/claude-code-telegram-with-chatcode)**.

## Which should you pick?

- Want maximum control and don't mind a terminal? **SSH + tmux.**
- Want the official, free option for quick pings? **Native Channels.**
- Want it always-on and Telegram-first, with Codex too? **Chatcode.**