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

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