rclaude 0.4.0

Remote control for Claude Code via Telegram

rclaude

Remote control for Claude Code via Telegram. Seamlessly teleport your coding sessions between terminal and phone.

Features

• Session Teleportation - Switch between terminal and Telegram mid-conversation with /tg
• Interactive Permissions - Approve file edits and shell commands from your phone
• Live Updates - See Claude's activity streamed to your terminal while on Telegram
• On-Demand Server - Server starts automatically when needed, shuts down when idle
• Hot Reload - Development mode with automatic restart on code changes

Requirements

• Python 3.14+
• Claude Code CLI installed
• Telegram account

Installation

pip install rclaude

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/leobuskin/rclaude.git
cd rclaude
pip install -e .

Setup

Run the interactive setup wizard:

rclaude setup

The wizard will guide you through:

1. Create a Telegram bot - Message @BotFather, send /newbot, and copy the token
2. Link your account - Send /link <token> to your new bot
3. Install the /tg hook - Adds the teleport command to Claude Code
4. Auto-start (optional) - Configure server to start on login (macOS)

Usage

Start a session

rclaude

This launches Claude Code with teleportation support. Work normally in your terminal.

Teleport to Telegram

When you want to continue on your phone, type in Claude Code:

/tg

The session transfers to Telegram. Your terminal shows live updates of the conversation.

Return to terminal

In Telegram, send /cc to get the command for resuming in terminal. The session seamlessly continues where you left off.

Telegram commands

Command	Description
/start	Show help
/new	Start fresh session
/cc	Return to terminal
/status	Show session info
/stop	Interrupt current task
/cancel	Cancel pending teleport

How It Works

Terminal                    Server                      Telegram
────────                    ──────                      ────────
rclaude ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    │                          │                            │
    │  Claude Code running     │                            │
    │         │                │                            │
    │  user: /tg               │                            │
    │         │                │                            │
    │         └───── POST /teleport ─────► notify user      │
    │                          │                 │          │
    │  (shows live updates) ◄──┼── SSE stream    │          │
    │                          │                 ▼          │
    │                          │◄──────── user messages ────┤
    │                          │                            │
    │                          │  Claude Agent SDK          │
    │                          │         │                  │
    │                          │         ▼                  │
    │                          │──────► responses ─────────►│
    │                          │                            │
    │                          │◄──────── /cc ──────────────┤
    │                          │                            │
    │  resume ◄────────────────┤                            │
    │                          │                            │

1. Wrapper (rclaude) spawns Claude Code and monitors for /tg
2. Hook intercepts /tg, POSTs session info to local server
3. Server notifies you on Telegram, streams updates back to terminal
4. SDK continues the conversation via Telegram messages
5. Return with /cc resumes the session in terminal

CLI Reference

rclaude              # Run Claude Code with teleport support
rclaude setup        # Interactive setup wizard
rclaude serve        # Start server manually (usually auto-started)
rclaude status       # Show configuration and server status
rclaude uninstall    # Remove configuration and hooks

Options

rclaude --reload     # Development mode with hot-reload
rclaude --verbose    # Enable debug logging
rclaude --version    # Show version

Configuration

Config is stored in ~/.config/rclaude/config.toml:

[telegram]
bot_token = "123456:ABC..."
user_id = 123456789
username = "you"

[server]
host = "127.0.0.1"
port = 7680

[claude]
hook_installed = true

Development

# Clone and install in dev mode
git clone https://github.com/leobuskin/rclaude.git
cd rclaude
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

# Run with hot-reload
rclaude --reload

# Lint
ruff check rclaude/
ruff format rclaude/

# Type check
ty check rclaude/

License

MIT