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Pair in 30 seconds
Install the daemon, scan a QR code, done. No cloud accounts, no data leaving your machine - just a secure tunnel over your own network. For iPhone pairing, use an HTTPS daemon endpoint.
Now on the App Store · Free during alpha
Your AI agents.
In your pocket.
Buddy is the calm mobile companion for Codex and Claude Code running on your Mac. Review, approve, and steer autonomous coding sessions from the couch, the café, or the subway - without going back to your desk.
Overview
Asynq BuddyConnected via Tailscale
Detected: Claude Code, Codex
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Sessions
2
Reviews
1
Working
Attention required
Needs your decision
refactor/auth-flowClaude · 2m ago
Approve dropping the legacy JWT helper to continue.
Local-first
Your code never leaves your machine. Buddy pairs over your own tailnet.
< 2s
From a stalled agent to a ping on your phone.
24/7
Your agents keep shipping while you grab coffee.
How it works
Ship from the subway.
Three small steps to turn your terminal into a background process you can actually trust.
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Let the agents cook
Kick off Codex or Claude Code like you normally would. Buddy quietly watches every session, every approval prompt, every stalled review.
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Stay in the loop
Get a gentle ping when an agent needs you. Approve, reject, or take over the session right from your phone - context stays intact.
Observe
Every session. One feed.
See what your agents are up to in real time. Live output, auto summaries, and a clean timeline that cuts through terminal noise.
- Real-time session streaming
- Auto-generated activity summaries
- Review queue for pending approvals
Control
Take the wheel. Anywhere.
When a session stalls, jump in. Managed mode lets you steer from your phone without dropping a single token of context.
- One-tap approval flow
- Hand-off between observed and managed mode
- Full audit trail, locally stored
FAQ
The short answers.
Does my code leave my machine?
No. Buddy talks directly to the asynq-agentd daemon running on your Mac over your own network. We can't see your code even if we wanted to.
Does my Mac need to stay on?
Yes. Agents run locally, so your Mac has to stay awake and online while they work. A Mac Mini or a docked MacBook is ideal - on a laptop, enable "prevent sleep" or keep it plugged in with the lid open.
Which agents are supported?
Claude Code and OpenAI Codex today. Cursor and Aider are next up on the roadmap - let us know what else you'd like to see.
Is there a native iOS app?
Yes. Asynq Buddy is available on the App Store for iPhone, with the same local-first pairing flow over your own network.
Pairing says daemon offline on iPhone. What should I check?
Use an HTTPS daemon endpoint. In Tailscale Admin Console, open DNS → HTTPS Certificates → Enable HTTPS, then run pairing again to regenerate the QR with https://.
What's the catch?
None yet. The public alpha is free. When we launch paid plans, the observe features stay free forever - we only charge for remote control.