When to choose Claude Code Remote Control
- You only use Claude Code and already have an eligible Claude subscription.
- You want to steer the whole session from your phone, not just approve steps.
- You use an iPhone, or want nothing extra to install.
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Remote Control is Anthropic's built-in way to steer a Claude Code session running on your computer from claude.ai/code or the Claude mobile app. Permission prompts and questions are forwarded, and push notifications tell you when an action is needed. It comes with eligible Claude subscriptions, so there is nothing extra to install.
Facts about Claude Code Remote Control come from its own public pages, accessed (sources below). "Not established" means those sources did not show it, not that it is missing.
| Aspect | Claude Code Remote Control | handup |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Remote steering of a local Claude Code session, including permission prompts, questions and push notifications. | A standalone approval inbox: agents and scripts ask before risky steps, and you approve, deny with a note, or answer. It never runs agents and never runs anything on its own. |
| Agents | Claude Code only: the CLI, the Claude Desktop Code tab and the VS Code extension. Needs a claude.ai login; API keys and Bedrock or gateway endpoints are not supported. | Claude Code and Codex through permission hooks plus MCP. Cursor, omp and any MCP client through MCP tools the agent calls (omp also has an optional tool-gating bridge). Shell scripts and CI through the CLI. |
| Where you decide | Browser and the Claude iOS and Android apps. The computer running the session must stay on. | Terminal inbox, Linux, macOS and Windows desktop app and Android app (sideloaded APK). A browser inbox for iPhone and other devices ships after v0.1.1. No native iPhone app. |
| Price | Included in Pro ($20/month, or $200/year), Max (from $100/month), Team and Enterprise plans. | $30 USD one-time personal license, plus tax where applicable, after a 14-day trial. One person, their own machines. No team licensing. |
| Hosting | Runs locally, connected through Anthropic's servers over outbound HTTPS. | A daemon on your machines; your phone connects over Tailscale or a self-hosted end-to-end encrypted relay (Linux binary included in releases). The managed relay is not for sale. |
| Source code | Claude Code's license reserves all rights to Anthropic. | Private. Downloads are public compiled binaries. |
| Privacy | TLS with short-lived credentials. Transcripts, messages and tool activity are stored on Anthropic's servers. Not available to organizations using zero data retention or HIPAA configurations. | Requests, previews and decisions are stored on your machines; the apps have no telemetry or analytics. License activation and rechecks contact gethandup.dev, and optional push notifications include request titles by default. |
Free for 14 days, no signup. Setup guides per agent.
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