ClaudeBud

Web control and push notifications for Claude Code terminals.

If you run Claude Code across multiple projects or terminal windows, you know the problem: you have to keep checking each window to see if Claude finished or needs your approval. ClaudeBud fixes that.

Replace claude with claudebud and every session gets a tab in a phone-accessible web app. The moment any session finishes a task or asks for your input, you get a push notification — no matter which terminal it came from, and no matter where you are. Tap the notification to open that session and respond in seconds.

ClaudeBud is a drop-in replacement for the claude command — all flags and arguments pass through unchanged. A background daemon starts automatically and keeps running between sessions.

Features

• Push notifications — get alerted the instant Claude needs input or finishes, across every open session, no matter which terminal it ran in
• Multi-session tabs — one tab per claudebud invocation, named automatically or via -n; switch between sessions without hunting for the right window
• Live terminal view — full scrollback per session, readable on your phone
• Quick-response keyboard — Up / Down / Enter for common approvals; toggle to full keyboard for anything else
• Remote access via Tailscale (optional) — monitor sessions from outside your network with automatic HTTPS

Install

pip install claudebud
claudebud setup

Requires Python 3.8+ and Claude Code.

For a full step-by-step walkthrough — including autostart, phone setup, notifications, and optional Tailscale access — see docs/setup.md.

Quick start

# Drop-in replacement for 'claude':
claudebud

# Name the session tab on your phone:
claudebud -n my-project

# All claude flags pass through unchanged:
claudebud --model claude-opus-4-5 -p "summarise this file" < notes.txt

# First-time setup (autostart, local URL):
claudebud setup

How it works

claudebud (any terminal)
    │  spawns claude in a pty, proxies I/O transparently
    │  streams output to daemon over loopback HTTP
    ▼
ClaudeBud Daemon  (background, auto-started)
    │  FastAPI + WebSockets
    │  detects prompts and completions, sends Web Push notifications
    │  serves the PWA frontend
    ▼
ClaudeBud PWA  (phone browser / home screen icon)
    session tabs · live terminal · configurable keyboard

The daemon starts automatically the first time you run claudebud and keeps running in the background. You never manage it directly.

Phone setup

1. Run claudebud setup — it prints a URL like http://192.168.1.42:3131
2. Open that URL in Chrome on your phone
3. Tap the browser menu → Add to Home Screen to install as a PWA (required for push notifications)
4. Open the installed PWA icon, tap 🔔 in the top bar → Enable notifications and accept the browser prompt

Push notifications require the PWA to be installed to the home screen. Browser tabs cannot receive Web Push on Android — you must use the Add to Home Screen / install flow first.

For detailed instructions see docs/setup.md — Phone setup.

Notifications

Uses the browser's built-in Web Push API — no external app or account required. Works in Chrome on Android; Safari on iOS requires iOS 16.4+ with the app added to the home screen.

You'll receive:

• ⚠️ Claude needs input — when Claude is waiting for your approval
• ✅ Claude finished — when a task completes

Configuration

~/.claudebud/config.json — created automatically on first run:

{
  "port": 3131,
  "prompt_patterns": ["(Y/n)", "(y/N)", "(yes/no)", "Allow", "Approve",
                       "Do you want to", "Press Enter", "Continue?"],
  "completion_patterns": ["Completed", "Task complete", "Done.",
                           "Finished", "All done"],
  "max_scrollback_lines": 2000
}

Autostart

claudebud setup configures the daemon to start on login:

Without autostart, the daemon starts automatically on the first claudebud invocation.

Remote access with Tailscale (optional)

ClaudeBud works on your local Wi-Fi without Tailscale. Tailscale is only needed if you want to access your sessions from outside your home network — e.g. from work or on mobile data.

Tailscale creates a private encrypted tunnel between your devices with no port forwarding or firewall changes. It also provides automatic HTTPS certificates, which are required for push notifications over an external connection.

Quick setup:

1. Create a free account at tailscale.com and install Tailscale on your PC:
   • Windows: tailscale.com/download/windows
   • macOS: Mac App Store or tailscale.com/download/mac
   • Linux: curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh then sudo tailscale up
2. Install the Tailscale app on your phone (Android/iOS — search in your app store) and sign in with the same account
3. In the Tailscale admin console → DNS, scroll to HTTPS Certificates and toggle it on
4. Restart the ClaudeBud daemon: close all claudebud sessions and open a new one
5. Open https://<your-machine-name>.tail<xxxxx>.ts.net:3131 on your phone

Your machine name appears in the Tailscale admin console → Machines tab, or run tailscale status in a terminal. ClaudeBud also prints the Tailscale URL in the startup banner once HTTPS is active.

Switching from HTTP to HTTPS: After enabling Tailscale HTTPS, re-enable notifications in the app — push subscriptions are tied to the origin (http:// vs https://). Open the new https:// URL, tap 🔔, disable then re-enable.

For a full walkthrough see docs/setup.md.

License

MIT