janus-remote 0.5.0

Voice-to-text paste bridge for Claude CLI on remote SSH sessions

janus-remote

Voice-to-text paste bridge for Claude CLI on remote SSH sessions.

Use your voice to interact with Claude CLI running on remote servers, with transcriptions pasted directly into the terminal - no window switching needed!

Installation

pip install janus-remote

Requirements

1. Local Mac: Janus Electron app running (provides voice recognition + WebSocket server)
2. SSH Config: Port forwarding enabled (one-time setup)

SSH Setup (One-Time)

Add this to your ~/.ssh/config on your local Mac:

Host *
    RemoteForward 9473 localhost:9473

Or for specific hosts:

Host myserver
    HostName myserver.example.com
    RemoteForward 9473 localhost:9473

This forwards the Janus WebSocket bridge (port 9473) to the remote server.

Usage

On your remote server via SSH:

# Start a new Claude session with voice paste support
claude-janus

# Resume a previous session
claude-janus --resume
claude-janus -r

How It Works

LOCAL MAC                           REMOTE SERVER (via SSH)
┌─────────────────────┐             ┌─────────────────────┐
│ Janus Electron      │             │ claude-janus        │
│ (Voice Recognition) │             │ (This package)      │
│         │           │             │         │           │
│         ▼           │             │         │           │
│ WebSocket :9473 ────┼─────────────┼───────► │           │
│                     │  SSH Tunnel │         ▼           │
│                     │             │ Inject into PTY     │
└─────────────────────┘             └─────────────────────┘

1. Speak into your Mac's microphone
2. Janus transcribes and sends via WebSocket
3. SSH tunnel forwards to remote server
4. claude-janus receives and injects text directly into Claude CLI

Features

• Sexy Terminal Banner: Claude + Janus ASCII art on startup 🔮
• Voice Paste: Speak on your Mac → text appears in remote terminal
• Approval Overlay: Claude permission requests show on your local Mac overlay
• Zero latency feel: WebSocket connection, no polling
• Background paste: No window switching - text appears directly in terminal
• Multi-session support: Run multiple claude-janus sessions on different servers
• Auto-reconnect: Handles connection drops gracefully

Troubleshooting

"Bridge connection failed"

• Ensure Janus Electron is running on your local Mac
• Verify SSH port forwarding is configured
• Check that port 9473 isn't blocked

"Could not find 'claude' binary"

• Install Claude CLI: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-cli
• Or ensure it's in your PATH

License

MIT

Author

He Who Seeks