Chatcode
Remote Control for Claude Code and Codex
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Hey HN,what I wanted to build here is a proper universal layer for persisted agentic sessions, that could be seamlessly interacted both via web and a messenger (Telegram). I really like what's done so far and would be nice to hear some feedback from you.The interesting thing is that I started to use Chatcode during its development as soon it was possible, so used this tool to build itself.I know that there could be trust/privacy concerns, because it relies on a gateway that you need to install on your machine in order to work, but: 1. You can use it on any machine, just have some test VPS for that 2. I really believe you will love it as soon as it fits your needs! And it's free to start BTW.Anyways, looking forward to your questions/suggestions.
HN · launched Jun 4, 2026 · 9 upvotes (top 45%) · 0 views
Niche: ai coding agent session managers · 514 launches, 36 in the last 7 days ▼ -18% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes Chatcode provides a web terminal interface (using xterm.js) and Telegram bot relaying to a headless CLI session via SSH or websockets, both of which are standard patterns easily built with AI coding assistants.
Discussion
14 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Claude's native remote control, Open-source alternatives (unspecified), metabot, Uber and Bolt (for similar purposes)
Concerns raised: Adoption without open-source or large company backing, Security risks: LLMs finding vulnerabilities faster than fixes, Companies won't allow third-party access to chat data for startups, Not suitable for isolated testing without VPS isolation, Similar open-source projects already exist
Feature requests: Support for multiple harnesses/integrations, Open-source the code for better adoption
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 1014 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #473 of 1015 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 218 days after the earliest competitor.
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