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Waycar is an iPhone and iPad app for the coding agents and shells running on your own…

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Why we expect it: A clear, well-documented tool for steering coding agents from your phone, with thoughtful touches like Chat Mode and dictation.

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In short

Waycar is an iPhone and iPad app that connects over Mosh or SSH to coding agents and shells running on your own Mac or Linux computer. It lists every session with those waiting for input at the top, and lets you read, reply to and start them remotely. It suits developers who run agents on their own machines, and it stands out for Chat Mode, which shows agents as a simple chat with Allow and Cancel buttons.

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About

Waycar is an iPhone and iPad app for the coding agents and shells running on your own Mac or Linux computer. It connects over Mosh or SSH, lists every session with the ones waiting for you on top, and lets you read, reply to and start them from wherever you are.

WHAT YOU NEED A Mac or Linux computer you own or rent and can reach over SSH, running herdr (a free, open-source terminal workspace, herdr.dev) or tmux 3.2 or later. Your commands, agents and code run on that computer. Waycar shows its terminal text, replies and files on your device, like any SSH app.

HOW IT WORKS - Add a computer by address, user and password or an on-device key, or scan a Pairing Code. - The Console lists every agent and shell on every computer. The ones that need you come first. - Open one to follow its terminal live. Reply by typing or by dictating. - Start a new agent or shell in any workspace, on a fresh git worktree if you like.

CHAT MODE Turn on Chat Mode when you start Claude Code, Codex, omp, pi or OpenCode, and the agent opens as a simple chat: your messages, its replies and a line saying what it's doing. Tap Allow or Cancel when it asks. Images and videos it shows you appear above its reply. Touch and hold the Waycar icon and tap New Chat to start one right away.

HERDR OR TMUX Already use tmux? Keep it. Your tmux sessions show up as workspaces, and you can start, open, message, rename and close agents from your phone. Run both? Everything appears in one list.

ALSO IN WAYCAR - Mosh with automatic SSH fallback, so sessions survive network changes and sleep. - Closed Sessions: agents that ended in the last 30 days stay listed, and you can resume them. - Dictation in the Composer, on device, with a live waveform. - AI Usage: if CodexBar is installed on your computer, Waycar shows how much of each AI account's session and weekly limit is left. - iCloud sync of your hosts, keys and settings through end-to-end encrypted iCloud Keychain. - Notifications and Live Activities when an agent is blocked or done (needs Waycar's free tools on your computer). - Jump hosts, photo and file attachments over SFTP, Ghostty terminal rendering and iPad keyboard shortcuts.

FREE AND WAYCAR PRO Waycar is free to download with 10 Launches in any rolling 30 days. A Launch is starting a new agent or shell from Waycar, resuming a closed agent, or starting an agent by typing its command in a Waycar shell. Opening and reading sessions that are already running never counts. Every feature works on the free tier.

Waycar Pro removes the Launch limit. It costs $5/month or $40/year in the US, and prices in other countries are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings.

PRIVACY No sign-up and no Waycar account. Terminal content goes straight between your device and your computer. Usage analytics are sent only if you agree. AI Summaries stay off until you turn them on.

herdr is an independent open-source project. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC. Codex and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI. Waycar is not affiliated with or endorsed by herdr, tmux, Ghostty, CodexBar, Anthropic or OpenAI.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://waycar.dev/privacy

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