Remote Control is a solid feature and I’ve been using it. But after a week, I kept bumping into the same gaps: Can’t start new sessions from mobile. If I’m on the bus and want to kick off a task, I have to wait until I’m at my desk to initialize it. Terminal has to stay open. If my laptop sleeps or I close the lid, the session dies. No per-project isolation. I work across 3-4 repos daily and switching context in a single session gets messy. QR code every time. Even for projects I connect to daily. Live preview. I wanna see live preview of whatever I’m building I built Clautel a few days ago to scratch this exact itch. It’s a background daemon that connects Claude Code to Telegram. Different from Remote Control in a few ways: Background daemon — your terminal doesn’t need to stay open Start new sessions from your phone Per-project Telegram bots (each repo gets its own chat) Session handoff works both directions Live preview Open source (MIT): github.com/AnasNadeem/clautel I’m not saying it’s “better” - Remote Control has the advantage of being an official Anthropic feature with native app support. But for Pro plan users or anyone who wants phone-first, always-on access, Clautel fills a gap. Happy to answer questions about the architecture or how it compares. submitted by /u/Better-Ad1595
Originally posted by u/Better-Ad1595 on r/ClaudeCode