The CodeAgents Mobile Alternative for Monitoring Claude Code
Looking for a CodeAgents Mobile alternative for keeping tabs on Claude Code? Agentfy takes the monitoring half of the job — native iOS status on your lock screen — and honestly, it leaves the rest to CodeAgents Mobile.
Why look for a CodeAgents Mobile alternative?
A CodeAgents Mobile alternative tends to appeal to people who run Claude Code on their own Mac rather than on a remote server — so SSH, a raw terminal on a phone screen, and server upkeep are solving a problem they don't have. If your agents run locally and you just want to be told when one needs you, a native monitor is a better shape than a mobile terminal.
Switching to Agentfy
No SSH, no server, no terminal to squeeze onto a phone — Agentfy watches Claude Code on your Mac via hooks. Install the plugin and status arrives as native iOS notifications and Live Activities. You can't type commands the way you can over SSH; in exchange you skip all the networking setup and get glanceable status in the Dynamic Island.
Why developers pick Agentfy over CodeAgents Mobile for monitoring
- No SSH and no server required — it watches Claude Code on your own Mac
- Native iOS notifications and Live Activities instead of a raw terminal on a small screen
- Glanceable status in the Dynamic Island without typing commands
- Zero-config monitoring: one plugin install and it runs in the background
Should you switch to Agentfy?
Choose Agentfy if…
You run Claude Code on your own Mac and want native, glanceable monitoring — not a terminal on your phone and not a server to maintain.
Choose CodeAgents Mobile if…
You already run Claude Code on remote servers and want full, direct terminal control from your phone over SSH.
Agentfy and CodeAgents Mobile, feature by feature
| Agentfy | CodeAgents Mobile | |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Monitor & get alerted | Full SSH terminal control |
| Reply / type commands | No (monitoring only) | Yes — full terminal |
| Needs a server | No (your Mac) | Yes — SSH to your own box |
| Phone experience | Native alerts + Live Activities | Raw terminal on the phone |
| Setup | Install the Agentfy plugin | Configure SSH + server |
How Agentfy works
- Download Agentfy and grab your account token.
- Install the open-source Agentfy plugin in Claude Code:
claude plugin marketplace add ibrillantes/claude-code-plugin, thenclaude plugin install agentfy@agentfy --config api_token=<YOUR_TOKEN>, then/reload-plugins. It registers an Agentfy webhook in your hooks and stores your token in your OS keychain — no CLI wrapper, no daemon. (Older Claude Code? Paste the one-line setup prompt instead.) - Whenever an agent starts, needs permission, finishes, or errors, your iPhone gets a push notification, a lock-screen Live Activity, and a Dynamic Island update — in real time.