How to Use Claude Code Remotely: Run It From Any Computer
How to Use Claude Code Remotely: Run It From Any Computer
Claude Code is great — but it's stuck on one machine. You kick off a refactor on your dev machine, then you have to leave or switch computers, and you have no idea whether it finished, stalled on a permission prompt, or has been idle waiting for you the whole time. The moment you walk away, you lose touch with the whole session.
This guide shows how to run Claude Code on your dev machine and control it remotely — from another computer, over the desktop app or the web. View the live session, approve tool calls, see code changes, and send new instructions without sitting at that machine.
What remote Claude Code lets you do
- From another computer: open the desktop app (or the web at pandanpc.com) on a different machine, see exactly where Claude Code is on your dev machine, approve a permission request, and it keeps going.
- Away from your main machine: start a long task, switch to your laptop elsewhere, check the progress over the web, and course-correct with a message if needed.
- Across machines: the dev machine runs it; another computer watches it. Sessions, message history, and code changes stay in sync.
- Screen off, still connected: as long as the dev machine (the one running Claude Code) is on, you can connect back from another computer anytime.
Two modes — which one do you need?
PandaNpc splits Claude Code access into two modes. Pick based on your scenario:
| Mode | What it does | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Local | The client runs Claude Code on the same machine, zero network | You just want a nicer UI on your own computer |
| Remote | The client connects back to your own dev machine, with signed authentication | Anyone who wants to control their dev machine from another computer or the web (this guide) |
For "control my dev machine from somewhere else," you want Remote mode.
Setup in two steps
Step 1: Install pandapaw on your dev machine
Your dev machine is the computer where you normally run Claude Code.
macOS / Linux:
curl -fsSL https://cos.pandanpc.com/pandapaw/install.sh | sh
Windows (PowerShell):
iwr -useb https://cos.pandanpc.com/pandapaw/install.ps1 | iex
The installer copies the binary, starts a background daemon, and registers autostart, so your dev machine stays ready after every reboot.
Step 2: Connect from another computer
On a different computer, open the PandaNpc desktop app — or just go to pandanpc.com/agent in any browser — and add a connection to your dev machine using the connection details pandapaw generated. From then on, every message you send, every session you view, and every permission you approve drives Claude Code on that dev machine remotely.
Keeping remote sessions on your subscription (after the June 15 billing change)
As of June 15, 2026, Anthropic changed Claude Code billing: claude -p (headless mode) no longer counts toward your plan's usage limits and instead draws from a small monthly Agent SDK credit (Pro $20 / Max 5x $100 / Max 20x $200), after which you pay metered API rates.
The takeaway: if your remote setup runs in headless mode, it may now cost you more.
PandaNpc's interactive mode (cc-tty) runs the claude REPL, so it still draws from the subscription you already pay for (your Max 20x 5-hour/week limits) instead of burning the SDK credit. In other words, using Claude Code remotely keeps spending your subscription allowance — no extra metered API charges. For heavy users, that difference adds up.
For the full breakdown of the billing change, see Claude Code's June 15 Billing Change.
Is it secure?
- Remote connections use HMAC-SHA256 signed authentication, paired with your own secret — not an open public port.
- Claude Code's tool calls (Bash, Edit, file writes, etc.) run on your own dev machine, and you approve permissions before anything executes.
Get started
Download the desktop client (Windows / macOS / Linux), or just use the web at pandanpc.com, install pandapaw on your dev machine, and you'll be running Claude Code remotely in about five minutes.
If you're tired of Claude Code being chained to one machine, this is worth a try.