The idea came from a simple frustration:
AI coding agents can keep working for minutes or hours, but developers are still tied to the desk if they want to monitor progress, approve decisions, redirect mistakes, preview the result, or keep the workflow moving.
I don’t think the future is “writing full production code from a phone”.
That sounds painful.
But I do think mobile becomes much more useful when the heavy work is being done by AI agents running inside your IDE, terminal, or cloud workspace.
That’s what I’m building with CodeAgent Mobile.
It lets developers pair their IDE, terminal, or GitHub Codespace with a mobile app, then supervise active AI coding sessions from anywhere.
You can:
monitor long-running agent tasks
send prompts by text or voice
approve or interrupt work
review progress
preview your running project from mobile
launch Codespaces from your phone
collaborate with teammates through shared Team Spaces
use Beads-powered AI context to keep agents aligned with project tasks and decisions
connect with any coding agent that supports ACP
For example, if an agent is building a React app, you can follow the session from your phone and open the live project preview inside the app to see how the UI is evolving.
The product works with workflows around Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, JetBrains, terminal sessions, GitHub Codespaces, and ACP-compatible agents.
The hardest part so far has not only been technical.
It has been messaging.
When people hear “mobile development”, many immediately think:
“Why would I code from my phone?”
And honestly, I agree with that objection.
The product is not meant to replace a laptop or IDE. It is meant to keep AI-assisted development moving when you step away from your desk.
Your IDE keeps running. Your agent keeps working. Your phone keeps you in control.
I’m still early, but I’ve already seen organic interest from developers experimenting with AI agents, async workflows, and remote supervision.
I’d love feedback from other builders here:
Would you use your phone to supervise an AI coding agent if your IDE, Codespace, or local dev server kept running in the background?
Or does this still feel like a workflow that only makes sense from a laptop?
