For Vibe Coding — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot

Your agent's working.
Why are you stuck at the desk?

You only walked back to watch a long run — Nivlok deletes that round trip. Open your iPhone and you're one tap inside the same session. Nudge the moment it drifts, then back to watching.

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Nivlok Host is free · No account · 30-second setup

  • No cloud relay
  • No account needed
  • Connected in ~30 seconds
Install Nivlok Host
iPhone app — one-tap reconnect to a saved Mac session

3 Steps

Install. Scan. Keep prompting.

Mac runs the agent. iPhone keeps you in the conversation — without walking back to the desk.

01
Install Nivlok Host
~15 sec

Install Nivlok Host

Launch the host app on the Mac where your coding agent lives. Screen capture setup and QR pairing happen automatically.

  • Download and launch on your Mac
  • Grant Screen Recording & Accessibility permissions
  • QR code appears automatically
02
Pair with iPhone
~10 sec

Pair with iPhone

Open the iPhone app on the same network and scan. Host address, one-time code, and certificate are fetched in a single tap.

  • Both devices on the same network for first pairing
  • Secure handshake via one-time code
  • Certificate pinning established automatically
  • Nearby Macs appear automatically — pair with PIN or scan QR
03
Keep prompting
~5 sec

Keep prompting

Out of the shower, on the train, half asleep in bed — fire the next instruction the moment it lands, by gesture, text, or voice. No walking back to the Mac.

  • Live view with recovery snapshots
  • Gesture, text, and voice prompts
  • One-tap reconnect from Saved Macs next time

About 30 seconds total — from first install to your first prompt.

Mac runs the agent. iPhone drives it.

Nivlok Host Streams the Mac screen, shows the pairing QR code, and forwards the controls you make from your iPhone.
iPhone App Scan to pair, reconnect instantly from Saved Macs, send the next prompt with touch or voice.
Quick Return Saved Macs + auto-reconnect means the second session onwards starts in under a second.

The Difference

Built for vibe coding,
not a shrunk-down RDP.

Generic remote desktops treat your Mac like a laptop you're driving. We treat it like an AI coding partner you want to keep talking to — and designed every interaction around that.

Legacy VNC-era apps Nivlok
Getting connected Accounts and manual setup first Scan a QR — about 30 seconds
Input response VNC-era rendering lag Sub-second over WebRTC streaming
Voice prompting Voice input is rarely treated as a first-class feature Dictate long prompts to the agent you run on your Mac
Ways to steer Mouse and keyboard only Touch, keyboard, voice, and shortcuts built in
Connection path Cloud relays or port forwarding Device-to-device over LAN / Tailscale
Reconnecting Log in and set up every time One tap to any saved Mac

Response times vary with network conditions.

See it in Action

Not a screen viewer.
A remote for your AI.

Live session, low latency, and a UI optimized for one thing: sending the next prompt to a Mac-side coding agent without breaking your flow.

Watch the agent. Steer the agent.
Live Control

Watch the agent. Steer the agent.

See what Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex is doing in real time. Correct course with a gesture, drop a new prompt by voice, or fire a saved shortcut — all without going back to the desk.

Pick up where your agent left off.
Repeat Sessions

Pick up where your agent left off.

After the first QR scan, no scanning, no re-login — ever. Pick up your phone, one tap, pick up where the agent left off.

Every control sharpened for prompts.
Tuned for Prompting

Every control sharpened for prompts.

Voice trigger words, gesture sensitivity, cursor size, shortcut panels — tune the remote until sending the next instruction feels effortless.

Light & Dark

Two themes.
Pick the one that fits your night.

Nivlok ships with hand-tuned light and dark themes. Switch anytime in Settings — the whole app follows.

Nivlok in light theme
Nivlok in dark theme

Built for Apple

Native under the hood.
So the UX can stay obsessed.

Swift and SwiftUI on both sides. Video streams over WebRTC (H.264); input rides encrypted WebRTC data channels in the same session. Sessions stay between your devices on the same LAN or the same Tailscale tailnet.

Swift & SwiftUI

Both apps written fully in Swift. Native performance so the remote feels instant.

WebRTC

Sub-second live view of your agent's screen on a local network. No cloud relay.

Certificate Pinning

TLS with pinned certificates — every reconnect verifies it's really your Mac.

Tailscale Ready

Same tailnet, any location. Keep nudging your agent from home, café, or across the office.

WebRTC Data Channels

Touch, gestures, and keystrokes travel on dedicated low-latency data channels — same encrypted session as the video.

QR Pairing

One scan grabs host address, one-time code, and cert pin. Zero manual setup.

Use Cases

Stay in the loop,
wherever you are.

The agent runs on your Mac. Your phone is how you keep it pointed in the right direction — from the couch, the kitchen, or a café.

Couch Prompt

Send the next prompt from the couch.

Claude Code is halfway through a refactor and you spot the wrong path. Open Saved Macs, type one correction, keep watching. No getting up.

Watch long runs

Babysit long agent runs on your phone.

Leave your agent chewing through a test run, a build, or a multi-step task. Check in on iPhone, retry or redirect the moment it fails.

Voice prompt

Speak the prompt when typing is too slow.

Hands full, away from the keyboard, or just faster by voice — dictate the next instruction straight into your agent's prompt.

Remote vibe

Keep vibe coding across locations.

Put iPhone and Mac on the same Tailscale tailnet. Saved Macs reconnects from home, travel, or the office — your agent never feels far away.

Security Model

Direct, local, yours.
No cloud in the middle.

Sessions stay between your devices on the same LAN or the same Tailscale tailnet. No relay servers, no account, no telemetry of your prompts.

Open Nivlok Host
Scan from iPhone
1
Open Nivlok Host

Launch the host app on the Mac running your agent. QR appears automatically.

2
Scan from iPhone

Pair on the same network. The QR carries host address, one-time code, and certificate pin.

3
Reconnect Securely

Saved Macs uses the pinned certificate. Every session verifies it's really your Mac before anything streams.

Officially supports same-local-network pairing and Saved Macs reconnect over the same Tailscale tailnet. No cloud relay, no external servers.

Security baked into
every layer.

  • QR Pairing + One-time Code Host address, verification code, and cert pin in a single scan. Zero manual entry.
  • HTTPS + Certificate Pinning iPhone verifies the exact paired Mac before every session. No impersonation.
  • Supported Network Paths Same local network for first pairing, same Tailscale tailnet for Saved Macs reconnect. No cloud, no port forwarding.

Pricing

Pay for the remote. Nothing else.

Your first 24 hours are fully unlocked. After that, Pro keeps the full remote in your hands.

24-hour full access

  • The Mac Host app is free to download and use
  • All features unlocked for 24 hours after your first connection
  • 1-month Pro trial for eligible new subscribers

Monthly

$3.99 / month

  • Every Pro feature
  • Cancel anytime
48% OFF · Best value

Yearly

$24.99 / year

  • Works out to $2.08/month
  • Every Pro feature

After 24 hours, a subscription is required. Eligible new subscribers get one month free; then the selected plan renews through the App Store unless canceled.

Included in Pro Access

✓ Speak the prompt — hands full, or just faster than typing ✓ Fire your daily prompts in one tap — never retype the same line ✓ Steer the cursor with finger precision, even on a small screen ✓ Type from your iPhone keyboard straight into the agent's input ✓ One tap back into yesterday's session — no scanning, no re-login ✓ Sub-second live view — catch the agent the moment it drifts ✓ No relay servers — your prompts stay on your local network ✓ Every release sharpens the remote — until it disappears in your hand

Nivlok Host is free. Install it on the Mac your agent runs on.

Get Started

From the next run on,
you don't go back to the desk.

Install Nivlok Host, scan the QR, head to the couch. You'll make tonight's session.

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About 30 seconds from first install to the first prompt sent from iPhone.

No cloud relay · No account · No telemetry of your prompts

1 Download Nivlok Host

Install on the Mac your agent runs on.

2 Get iPhone App

Your remote for the agent.

3 Scan QR Code

Same network once. Done.

Compatibility

  • macOS Host — install on the Mac running your AI coding agent
  • iPhone Controller — iOS 17+ recommended
  • Same LAN for first pairing, same Tailscale tailnet for Saved Macs reconnect
  • macOS permissions: Screen Recording, Accessibility
  • No account registration needed

FAQ

Which AI coding agents does this work with?

Any agent that runs as an app or terminal UI on your Mac — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Aider, and others. Nivlok is a remote for the Mac itself, so whatever prompt UI your agent exposes becomes reachable from your iPhone.

Does it work from outside my home network?

Yes, via Tailscale. Join both iPhone and Mac to the same tailnet and you can keep prompting your agent from anywhere — home, café, the office — as if you were on the same local network. The first pairing still needs the same local network. After that, Saved Macs reconnects automatically over Tailscale. Generic corporate VPNs are not officially supported.

What happens after initial setup?

After the first QR scan, your Mac is saved. Next time you pick up the phone, one tap and you're back inside the same agent session — no scanning, no re-login.

How is it secured?

QR pairing bundles a one-time code and certificate pin. All connections use HTTPS + certificate pinning. Your prompts never touch a cloud relay.

What macOS permissions are needed?

Screen Recording (to stream the agent's screen) and Accessibility (to forward your prompts and gestures).

How do I set up Tailscale?

Create a free account at tailscale.com, install Tailscale on both Mac and iPhone, and sign in with the same account. Once both devices are on the same tailnet, complete the initial pairing (local network required the first time). After that, Saved Macs handles Tailscale-based reconnection automatically. The free plan is enough for solo developers.