claude-afk

You're running Claude Code on your terminal. It's writing code, you're approving. But you have groceries to pick up, a dentist appointment, or a filter coffee waiting at Rameshwaram Cafe. The coding shouldn't stop - Claude writes the code anyway, you just approve. Why sit in front of the computer? Go touch grass.

claude-afk routes Claude's prompts to your Slack DMs so you can keep things moving from your phone. Proceed with Caution.

Install

pip install claude-afk

Slack app setup (One time, for admins)

1. Go to api.slack.com/apps → Create New App → From an app manifest

2. Paste the manifest:

   Slack app manifest (click to expand)

   {
       "display_information": {
           "name": "Claude AFK",
           "description": "Control Claude Code remotely via Slack",
           "background_color": "#505870"
       },
       "features": {
           "app_home": {
               "messages_tab_enabled": true,
               "messages_tab_read_only_enabled": false
           },
           "bot_user": {
               "display_name": "Claude AFK",
               "always_online": false
           }
       },
       "oauth_config": {
           "scopes": {
               "bot": [
                   "chat:write",
                   "im:history",
                   "im:write",
                   "reactions:read"
               ]
           }
       },
       "settings": {
           "event_subscriptions": {
               "bot_events": [
                   "message.im",
                   "reaction_added"
               ]
           },
           "interactivity": {
               "is_enabled": true
           },
           "org_deploy_enabled": false,
           "socket_mode_enabled": true,
           "token_rotation_enabled": false
       }
   }
   

3. Install the app to your workspace

4. Grab the tokens:

   • Bot Token (xoxb-...): OAuth & Permissions → Bot User OAuth Token
   • App-Level Token (xapp-...): Basic Information → App-Level Tokens → Generate (scope: connections:write)

5. Find your Slack User ID: click your profile → three dots → Copy member ID

Usage

1. Run setup

This prompts for your Slack tokens and user ID, verifies the connection by sending a code to your DMs, and installs hooks into Claude Code's ~/.claude/settings.json.

✗ claude-afk setup

Slack Bot Token (xoxb-...): <xoxb-your-bot-token>
Slack App-Level Token (xapp-...): <xapp-your-app-level-token>
Your Slack User ID (e.g. U05ABC123): <your-user-id>

Opening DM conversation...
Sent a verification code to your Slack DMs.
Enter the 6-digit code from Slack: <code-you-just-received>
Verified!

Config saved to .../.claude-afk/config.json
Hooks installed in .../.claude/settings.json

Done! Use `claude-afk enable all` to start routing to Slack.

2. Enable and keep coding

claude-afk enable <session-id>   # or `claude-afk enable all`

Then keep using Claude Code like before:

claude --resume <session-id>

When Claude needs a permission, asks a question, or finishes - it gets routed to your Slack DMs. Reply in the thread to respond.

3. When you're back, disable

claude-afk disable <session-id>    # disable one session
claude-afk disable all             # disable all sessions
claude --resume <session-id>       # continue like before

Other commands

claude-afk status                              # show config and enabled sessions
claude-afk add-home ~/.claude-personal         # register another Claude Code config dir
claude-afk uninstall --claude-home ~/.claude   # remove hooks from one home
claude-afk uninstall                           # remove hooks from all registered homes

How it works

claude-afk installs hooks into Claude Code that route interactive prompts to your Slack DMs:

• Stop - when Claude finishes, posts the last message to Slack. Reply in the thread to continue the session.
• PreToolUse - tool permission requests and AskUserQuestion prompts are forwarded to Slack. Reply to approve/deny or answer.
• Notification - one-way DM when Claude needs attention.

Caution

This is new. Please proceed with care.

• settings.json modification - claude-afk merges hooks into your Claude Code config. It's tested to preserve existing settings, but back up your settings.json to be safe.
• Security - this effectively gives you remote control of your machine through Slack. Anyone with access to your Slack DM can approve tool executions.
• Not fully tested - edge cases exist. If something breaks, claude-afk uninstall removes all hooks cleanly.