Using MobileVibe

Once you've set up MobileVibe, here's how to get the most out of it day to day.

The Mobile Interface

When you open a project, you'll see the Claude Code (or Codex) interface adapted for your screen. The layout is simple:

Header bar — Shows the project name, connection status dot, and quick-access controls (refresh, scroll to bottom, auto approve toggle, and hamburger menu)
Chat area — The main conversation with your agent, just like on your desktop
Input box — Type your prompts here. It works with your phone's autocomplete and autocorrect
Past Conversations — Tap the dropdown at the top to switch between conversations or start a new one with the + button

Claude Code mobile interface showing the chat area and input box

Working with Your Agent

Everything you can do with your agent on your desktop works through MobileVibe too:

Send prompts — Type in the input box and tap the send button. Use natural language to describe what you want to build, fix, or change.
Review output — Your agent's responses appear in the chat area. Code diffs, file changes, and explanations all render the same as on desktop.
Approve changes — When your agent wants to edit files, you'll see an approval prompt. Tap to approve or reject, just like on desktop.
Browse files — File path links in the conversation are tappable and will show you the file contents.

Tip: Your phone's keyboard autocomplete and autocorrect work normally in the input box, which can be faster than typing on a desktop keyboard for natural language prompts.

Header Bar Controls

The header bar at the top of each project gives you quick access to several controls:

Refresh — Tap the circular arrow to reload the connection to your project.
Scroll to bottom — Tap the double down arrow to jump straight to the bottom of the chat. Useful when you come back to a long conversation.
Auto approve toggle — The green/gray switch lets you toggle automatic approval of file changes on and off.
Hamburger menu — Opens additional options including the file browser.

Auto Approve

The auto approve switch in the header bar lets your agent make file changes without waiting for you to approve each one. This can speed things up significantly when you trust the direction of the work.

Use with caution. When auto approve is on, your agent will write, edit, and delete files without asking. This is great for well-scoped tasks, but make sure you're comfortable with what you've asked it to do before turning it on. You can always turn it off again to go back to manual approval.

Browsing Project Files

Tap the hamburger menu (☰) in the header bar and select Files to open the file browser. This shows all the files in your project folder, so you can browse your codebase right from your phone.

Use the search bar at the top to quickly find files by name. Tap any file to view its contents.

MobileVibe file browser showing project files with search bar

Project Status Icons

Each project displays a small status icon next to its name — both on the project card in the dashboard and in the browser tab title when you're inside a project. These icons tell you at a glance what the agent is doing:

⏳ Working — The agent is actively running
📲 Waiting for approval — The agent needs you to approve a file change
🔔 Idle — The agent is done and waiting for your next prompt

This is especially handy when you have multiple projects open in separate browser tabs — you can see the status icon right in the tab title without switching to each one.

Project cards showing different status icons next to project names

Push Notifications

MobileVibe can notify you when something needs your attention, so you don't have to keep watching the screen while your agent is working.

What triggers a notification

Approval needed — Your agent wants to edit files and is waiting for your approval
Task complete — Your agent finished working and is idle

How to get notifications

Chrome (desktop or Android) — Install MobileVibe as a Progressive Web App (PWA). In Chrome, open app.mobilevibe.com, click the install icon in the address bar, and allow notifications when prompted.
iOS — Download the MobileVibe app from the App Store. Push notifications work automatically once you're signed in.

Tip: You can enable or disable notifications per project using the bell icon on each project card.

Using Multiple Devices

You can access MobileVibe from any device with a web browser — your phone, tablet, laptop, or another desktop. Just go to app.mobilevibe.com and sign in.

Multiple devices can access the same project at the same time, and they stay fully in sync — all the way down to the text typed into the input box. Everything connects to the same VS Code instance on your desktop.

Common setups:

Phone + desktop browser — Watch your agent work on your phone while doing other things on your computer
Phone on the go — Quick check-in or send instructions while away from your desk

Switching Between Projects

To switch to a different project, tap the back arrow in the top-left corner of the project view. This takes you back to the project list where you can open another project.

Your other projects continue running in the background — switching away doesn't close them. Each project has its own VS Code instance on your desktop.

Connection and Reconnection

MobileVibe automatically reconnects if your phone loses its connection (switching from Wi-Fi to cellular, walking out of range, etc.). You'll see the status indicator in the header bar change to show the connection state:

Green dot — Connected and up to date
Red dot — Disconnected, trying to reconnect

If you're disconnected for a while, just refresh the page or reopen the project and everything will sync back up.

The MobileVibe icon in your Windows system tray gives you quick access to common actions. Right-click the icon to see:

Open Dashboard — Opens the projects dashboard in your default browser
Sign In / Pair — Start the pairing process (useful if you need to re-pair)
Sign Out — Disconnect this PC from your MobileVibe account
Restart — Restart the Desktop Connector (useful if things get stuck)
Quit — Shut down MobileVibe completely

MobileVibe tray menu showing available options

The Desktop Connector tray menu.