Work Remotely with Codex + Claude Code

What is Remote Control?

Remote Control lets you manage an AI coding session running on your computer from your phone.

Instead of waiting beside your laptop for a long task to finish, you can:

• Approve changes
• Continue tasks
• Send new instructions
• Check progress
• Receive notifications when the AI needs your attention

Your computer continues doing the actual work.

Your phone simply becomes the remote control.

Why should you use it?

Imagine you're asking your AI to:

• Refactor your project
• Generate a complete feature
• Fix hundreds of files
• Run tests
• Install dependencies
• Build your application

These tasks may take 10–60 minutes.

Instead of sitting beside your laptop...

You can:

✅ Go for coffee

✅ Attend a meeting

✅ Travel

✅ Commute

✅ Work from another room

If the AI needs your approval, your phone will notify you.

Approve it in seconds and let it continue working.

Workflow for Codex

Step 1

Launch Codex on your desktop.

Step 2

Open your project.

Step 3

Start a long-running task.

Example:

Refactor my authentication system.

Step 4

Enable Remote Access for that session.

(Available through the Codex Remote feature.)

Step 5

Open the ChatGPT app on your phone.

Step 6

Open the Codex section.

Step 7

Connect to your running desktop session.

Step 8

Now you can remotely:

• Approve actions
• Continue tasks
• Send new prompts
• Monitor progress

Your desktop keeps executing everything.

Your phone only controls it.

Workflow for Claude Code

Requirements

Before using Remote Control, make sure:

• Claude Code is installed.
• You're signed in with your Claude account.
• You have a Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise subscription.
• Remote Control is enabled for your session. Claude

Step 1

Open your project folder.

Step 2

Start Claude Code.

Step 3

Enable Remote Control by:

• starting Claude Code with the -remote-control flag,
• running claude remote-control, or
• using the /remote-control command inside an active session. Claude

Step 4

Open the Claude mobile app.

Step 5

Tap Code.

Step 6

Open your running session.

Step 7

Now you can:

• Approve changes
• Continue execution
• Send new prompts
• Monitor long-running tasks
• Receive push notifications when Claude needs your approval (after enabling notifications). Claude

Best Use Cases

While Travelling ✈️

Your desktop keeps coding at home.

You manage everything from your phone.

During Meetings

No need to reopen your laptop.

Approve the next step in seconds.

Coffee Break ☕

The AI keeps working while you're away.

Long Refactoring Tasks

Monitor progress remotely.

Running Tests

Receive a notification when they're complete.

Building Projects

Let the AI continue building while you're doing something else.

Overnight Tasks

Start the task before sleeping.

Check the progress from your phone whenever needed.

Think About It Like This

Desktop = Office

This is where the AI actually works.

Phone = Manager

This is where you supervise the AI.

You don't sit beside an employee all day.

You simply manage them when they need your input.

That's exactly how Remote Control changes the way you work with AI.