The VibeTunnel Alternative for Monitoring Claude Code
Looking for a VibeTunnel 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 VibeTunnel.
Why look for a VibeTunnel alternative?
People look for a VibeTunnel alternative when keeping a browser terminal open — and typing into it on a phone — is more than they want just to keep tabs on an agent. VibeTunnel is a full remote terminal; if you only need to know when Claude Code finishes or stalls, a native status feed beats an always-open browser session.
Switching to Agentfy
Nothing to keep alive: instead of running a tunnel server and holding a browser session open, Agentfy pushes status to your lock screen through hooks. Install the plugin and you get push, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island updates. You lose full terminal control; you gain glanceable status with no tab to babysit.
Why developers pick Agentfy over VibeTunnel for monitoring
- Native push, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island — no browser tab to keep alive
- Glanceable status without unlocking or typing anything
- Hooks-only and purpose-built for Claude Code agent status
- Watches multiple local terminals at a glance from one dashboard
Should you switch to Agentfy?
Choose Agentfy if…
You want to glance at your phone and instantly see what your local Claude Code agents are doing — without keeping a browser terminal open or typing on a small screen.
Choose VibeTunnel if…
You want full terminal control of your Mac from any browser, for Claude Code and everything else on the command line.
Agentfy and VibeTunnel, feature by feature
| Agentfy | VibeTunnel | |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Monitor & get alerted | Full remote terminal in a browser |
| Control from phone | No (monitoring only) | Yes — full terminal |
| Phone experience | Native alerts + Live Activities | Terminal in a browser tab |
| Always-on status | Lock screen / Dynamic Island | Keep a browser session open |
| Setup | Install the Agentfy plugin | Run the tunnel server on your Mac |
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.