Skip to main content
Version: next

App Store Feature Brief

CodexPocket is a companion app for continuing the Codex already running on a user's own Mac from an iPhone. The point is not to turn the phone into another development machine. The point is to make it easy to push the same work a little further while you are away from the desk.

CodexPocket thread view

In one sentence​

  • Keep the real execution on the Mac, while using the iPhone to check progress and send follow-ups
  • Pair with a QR code and connect directly to your own Mac on the same LAN
  • Open projects and threads, send short instructions, switch branches, run one-shot exec, and review results from the phone

What this launch is trying to show​

  • long-running Codex work can stay useful even when you step away from the desk
  • the real workspace, Git state, and thread source of truth remain on the Mac
  • the iPhone app does not depend on a developer-operated backend or cloud relay for its core path
  • the UI ships in Japanese and English

The fastest way to understand the experience​

  1. Launch CodexPocketMac on the Mac and show the QR code in Pairing
  2. Open Add from QR on iPhone and scan it
  3. After import finishes, open a project that already exists on the Mac
  4. Resume an active thread or create a new one
  5. Send a short follow-up and read the result on the iPhone
Mac sideiPhone side
Mac Pairing screeniPhone QR import screen

What makes it different​

  • It does not try to turn the iPhone into a second IDE. It carries only the control surface away from the desk.
  • It connects directly to the user's own Mac on the same LAN.
  • It focuses on a touch-first path built around pairing, projects, threads, and short follow-ups.
  • A large share of the app itself has already been built while using CodexPocket in day-to-day development.

Current launch scope​

ItemCurrent scope
ClientiOS (iPhone)
CompanionCodexPocketMac
Networksame local network
LanguagesJapanese, English
Mac distributionpublic stable 0.1.3
iPhone distributionApp Store launch preparation in progress

Privacy and permissions​

  • the iPhone app does not send user data to developer-operated servers for storage
  • it does not include analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs
  • Local Network is used only to discover and connect to the user's own Mac bridge, Camera only to scan the QR code, Photos only for user-chosen image attachments, and Notifications only for local on-device completion alerts