Shellular lets phones control a full dev setup remotely
Shellular is a tool for using a full development setup from a phone. It runs on the user’s own Mac, PC, Mac mini, or VPS, not only inside a separate cloud workspace. It supports such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor CLI, and Pi with a mobile interface for , file mentions, approvals, and .
It can keep terminals running without tmux. It also includes an in-app browser and DevTools, so localhost pages can open without setting up . Setup is described as running `npx shellular`, scanning a QR code in the app, and approving the connection in under two minutes.
Because everything runs on the user’s own machine, the AI tools keep access to the full code context. The connection is described as , and the app is available on both the App Store and Play Store.
Key points
- Shellular controls such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor CLI, and Pi from a phone.
- The mobile interface supports , file mentions, approvals, and .
- Persistent terminals can run without tmux.
- The in-app browser and DevTools can open localhost pages without .
- Setup uses `npx shellular`, a QR code scan, and an approval step.