PocketShell

PocketShell is an open-source host agent and mobile app that lets users manage all their machines remotely from their phone. It provides a real terminal, live monitoring, alerts, file browsing, and integrates Claude and Codex coding sessions across multiple hosts. Designed for developers and system administrators, it ensures secure, encrypted peer-to-peer connections without exposing machines to the internet, enabling seamless remote work and server management.

Who is it for?

Developers and system administrators managing multiple machines remotely

Problem

Managing multiple machines remotely is challenging due to lack of real-time monitoring, scattered coding sessions, and insecure or complex remote access methods. Users often find out about server issues too late and struggle to work effectively from mobile devices.

Solution

PocketShell installs an open-source host agent on machines and pairs them with a mobile app that provides a real terminal, project spaces like an IDE, live dev server previews, telemetry, alerts, file browsing, and integrated Claude and Codex coding sessions—all over encrypted peer-to-peer connections without exposing machines to the internet.

What makes it unique

• Open-source host agent under Apache-2.0 for transparency and security
• Integrated Claude and Codex coding sessions alongside terminal and monitoring
• End-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer WebRTC connections with no inbound ports
• Project spaces that save workspace state across devices for seamless mobile development

• Real terminal

  Full PTY sessions over encrypted peer-to-peer channels with support for tmux, screen, and terminal key chords.

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• Project space

  Open a project folder on any host with file tree, syntax-highlighted editing, git staging, terminals, agent chats, and live web preview.

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• Dev server preview

  Preview running dev servers like Vite, Next.js, Rails, Django on your phone with hot reload over encrypted P2P channels.

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• Live monitoring

  Real-time CPU, RAM, disk, network, load, and temperature graphs with sortable process lists.

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• Alerts

  Push notifications for CPU, disk, host offline, and long-running command completions with customizable thresholds.

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• Multi-host dashboard

  View all paired machines with live online/offline status and quick resource bars.

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• Coding agents

  Browse and resume Claude and Codex sessions on any paired host within the app.

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• File browser and transfer

  Navigate directories and transfer files across hosts securely.

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Business model

SAAS

Audience

B2B

Platforms

web · ios · android

Pricing model

freemium

Open source

Yes

Value proposition

Manage every machine you own securely from your phone with real terminals, live monitoring, alerts, and integrated coding sessions.

Metadata

OOpen Graph

Other

CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsReact

Performance

PPriority Hints

Protocol

HHTTP/3

RUM

CCloudflare Browser Insights

UI framework

Tailwind CSS

UI library

Lucide