February 12, 2026
Phones vs PRs: let’s fight
Launch HN: Omnara (YC S25) – Run Claude Code and Codex from Anywhere
Devs split: phone-first freedom or “just use Claude’s app” vibes
TLDR: Omnara lets you run and guide AI coding agents from your phone, even when your laptop is offline. Comments split between fans of mobile control and skeptics saying Claude’s iOS app and free tools like OpenCode already cover it, plus a name joke keeps the memes rolling.
Omnara just dropped a slick web-and-mobile IDE (that’s a coding workspace) for AI agents like Claude Code and Codex, promising you can start a session on your laptop and keep steering it from your phone—even when you’re out and about. The founders say it runs on your own machine via a tiny helper app, then hands off to a cloud sandbox if your laptop naps, with optional synced commits at every step. There’s even a voice mode for hands-free coding while walking or driving. Demo here: video and site: omnara.com.
But the comments? Pure drama. One camp is desperate for mobile control—zomglings vents about being “forced to sit in front of a computer” and wants a clean upgrade from a DIY Slack workaround. The skeptics pile in: ncphillips argues Claude’s own iOS app already spins up a container (a safe mini-computer) and opens a pull request, so why bother? Meanwhile, open-source loyalists wave the “free” flag—“OpenCode is free,” says devinbernosky, with backup from eclipxe chiming in with yet another option.
And then, the meme mob: gdilla can’t get past the name, joking it sounds like “fart” in Japanese. So the battlefield is set: phone-first freedom vs “we already have this,” with a side of open-source crusade and name jokes. Omnara’s voice agent twist might be the sleeper hit—if people can stop laughing long enough to try it.
Key Points
- •Omnara launched a web and mobile agentic IDE for Claude Code and Codex that runs agents on a user’s local machine and exposes sessions via web/mobile.
- •The platform uses a headless daemon with an outbound WebSocket relay, avoiding exposed ports, SSH access, or tunneling.
- •Omnara can continue sessions in a hosted remote sandbox when the local machine goes offline, with conversation state persisted on the server.
- •Optional cloud syncing creates git commits at each turn, enabling seamless resumption in the cloud and later syncing back to the local environment.
- •A hands-free voice agent was added and found effective, as speaking often yields more detailed input and better plans for coding agents.