Leave the desk.
Still run Claude.
Claude. In your messages.
Text it. Dictate it. Send it files. Ship code. Not another app, not a browser tab, just a contact. Whatever you can send in iMessage, you can send to Claude. iCloud keeps both sides in sync. No keys, no tokens, no subscription beyond what you already pay.
Raw demo. Eric in an Uber, one take, real conversation. Or watch the synthetic demo ▶
Why it doesn't break
- No API keys to rotate. Nothing to expire, nothing to leak, nothing to re-enter.
- No third-party middleman. No Tailscale, no custom server, no cloud relay that can go dark.
- No custom daemon. Nothing running on your Mac that isn't Apple's or Anthropic's. If they're up, you're up.
- Text always wins. Voice layer can act up (iOS updates, mic permissions), the text path keeps working underneath. You're never locked out.
Built on primitives Apple and Anthropic already maintain. Indie code. Infinite uptime by proxy.
Why it's actually different
| Anthropic iMessage plugin |
Claude Bridge (GitHub) |
Tactic Remote |
Remote Claude |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text messaging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice dictation | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Siri 'Hey Siri' triggers | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Voice readback (AirPods) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Non-dev setup | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without Tailscale / tmux / Go | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
The text bridge is commodity. The voice layer isn't, and that's what changes your day.
Eric Ortiz · Creator · @parisvegasss
How this actually got built
I'm Eric. I'm moving to Michigan. Right now I'm staying in a trailer with no monitor. I set up the Mac mini using a projector aimed at a wall.
No flat space for a keyboard either. I hate typing. I dug through old gear and found a single 3-year-old AirPod from a previous life. Realized I could dictate to it. Tried Telegram first to remote into Claude Code, couldn't get it to connect cleanly.
Pivoted to Siri Shortcut → iMessage → Mac mini → Claude Code. Built the whole loop in an hour.
Anthropic engineering teams have been working on hands-free Claude for months. I figured it out in an afternoon, with a projector and one earbud, in a trailer.
That's why the price is what it is. That's why this works. Setup is documented in the PDF. I built it under constraints, you'll never have to.
What you get
A PDF setup guide + the scripts + 3 pre-built Shortcuts. After this, your Claude is just another contact in Messages.
- The always-on text channel, iMessage Claude from anywhere. Text in, text back, full conversation thread. Doesn't break when voice does.
- Send files + photos, attach a screenshot, a log file, a voice memo. Claude sees it on the Mac side and works with it.
- iCloud sync both ways, your Files app and Claude's workspace share iCloud Drive. Drop something in a folder on your phone, Claude's already working with it.
- Dictate hands-free from anywhere. 3 pre-built Siri Shortcuts turn your iPhone or AirPods into a Claude microphone. Walk, drive, cook, work out, keep shipping code with your voice. The magic layer, and still the fastest way to fire commands at Claude when your hands are full.
- The iMessage bridge script, captures incoming texts on your Mac and hands them to Claude Code.
- The iMessage send script, lets Claude text you back.
- macOS sleep-prevention config, your Mac stays awake while you're out.
- A pre-built Claude Code permission allowlist, no more 1/2/3 prompts stuck waiting for you to approve.
- Full troubleshooting. 10 scenarios with exact fixes (Mac sleep, DNS, permissions reset, rate limits, voice readback, etc.).
- 14-day satisfaction guarantee on the guide.
Before you buy, confirm each
This setup only works if you meet every requirement. Check each box honestly, if any aren't true, the guide won't work for you and you won't be eligible for a refund.
Secure checkout · PDF + Shortcut links arrive by email in under 60 seconds · 14-day refund. We only email you the launch ping, no drip sequences, no spam.
Hit a blocker we can't work through together? Full refund. Your prerequisite confirmations above are binding, refunds aren't eligible if you didn't actually have them.
Questions
So what can it actually do through iMessage?
Send + receive text with Claude. Two-way threaded conversation, just like texting a person. Works on your phone, watch, other Mac, any Apple device signed into your iMessage.
Dictate voice notes. Use the iPhone mic or AirPods. Siri turns it into text, iMessage sends it, Claude replies.
Send photos and screenshots. Attach an image in iMessage. Claude sees it on the Mac side via the bridge. Good for "what's wrong with this error screen?" moments.
Send files. PDFs, logs, code snippets, voice memos, anything iMessage can send. The bridge routes attachments into Claude's working directory.
Share iCloud folders both ways. Drop a file into a shared iCloud Drive folder on your phone → Claude's working copy on the Mac sees it instantly. Claude saves something to that folder → it's in your Files app a second later. This is the underrated part.
Read notes you send it. Copy-paste an Apple Note into the chat and Claude can edit/work with it. (Direct Notes app integration isn't exposed by Apple, the copy-paste path is the honest answer.)
Anthropic can't ship hands-free Claude. How can you?
I'm not rebuilding Claude. I glue Siri + Shortcuts + iMessage on top of Anthropic's existing stack. Claude Code (which they ship) + the iMessage plugin (which they also ship, text-only). Anthropic ships the engine. I ship the glue.
Indie devs do this all the time. It's why ProductHunt exists. Proof: it works. The page you're on was deployed to production by me from a slot machine. I never touched a keyboard.
Is this safe? Auto-approving stuff while I'm away sounds risky.
Three layers of isolation:
1. Separate iCloud account for the agent. Free to create at appleid.apple.com. Your real iCloud, banking, family chat, 2FA codes, stays separate. The bridge only reads messages sent TO the agent address.
2. Local-only execution. Nothing leaves your Mac. No third-party cloud middleman. The Anthropic API key Claude Code already uses is the only outbound call.
3. Bypass mode is YOUR choice. It's off by default. You enable it explicitly when you want hands-free. Turn it off any time.
Couldn't Anthropic just shut you down?
It runs on consumer Apple hardware using Shortcuts + iMessage + a Mac. As long as those primitives exist, this loop exists. They can't deprecate the iPhone or the Mac mini.
The only thing they could change is Claude Code itself, and they want it adopted, not killed.
Isn't Claude Code's iMessage plugin free?
Yes. Anthropic ships a free iMessage plugin. But it's text-only. No voice dictation. No Siri triggers. No hands-free readback. It also has an open bug where notifications don't auto-surface, you have to manually check Claude for new messages.
Remote Claude is the voice layer on top. Siri + Shortcuts + Announce Notifications = actual hands-free. The free plugin handles the plumbing, this handles the experience.
Can't I just wait for Anthropic's voice mode?
You can. Heads-up: voice mode has been in limited rollout (~5% of accounts) for months, and open GitHub issues #38918, #30293, #30904 show it returning "no speech detected" even when the mic works. When it does ship broadly, it's still in-app voice, not Siri-integrated, not iMessage-integrated.
This guide works right now, on any iPhone, with no waitlist.
Do I need AirPods?
Nope. Voice dictation works on iPhone's built-in mic + speaker. AirPods make it nicer (Announce Notifications auto-reads through them) but they're a bonus, not required.
Do I need to be a developer?
You need to already be using Claude Code. Beyond that, the guide is copy-paste, no writing code, just running commands we wrote for you. Tailscale, Go, tmux, none of that is required. Just Mac, iPhone, Claude Code.
What if my Mac goes to sleep?
Full chapter on preventing Mac sleep, three settings for any Mac, plus an extra step for closed-lid MacBooks using the free Amphetamine app.
Will Claude still ask me to approve things while I'm away?
Only for commands you haven't pre-approved. The guide includes a starter settings.json block that covers the common stuff. You add patterns once and they stop prompting forever.
What if I'm going into a meeting and don't want voice readback?
One-tap kill switch: open the Shortcuts app → Automation tab → toggle off the "Read My Agent" Personal Automation. Voice readback stops instantly. Toggle back on after. Silent mode and DND don't auto-block Shortcut speak-text, that's an iOS thing, not a bug in this setup.
A future PDF update will add an auto-silence option that checks your Focus state before speaking. Buyers get it free.
Does the bridge restart automatically when I reboot?
No, the iMessage bridge is a manual one-line start each time you restart your Mac (or restart Claude Code). The guide includes the exact command to copy-paste, plus an optional launchd config if you want it to auto-start at login.
Rule of thumb: if you reboot and voice stops working, run the bridge start command first. It's almost always that.
What happens after I pay?
Checkout confirms payment (Lemon Squeezy handles it + remits any applicable tax for you). PDF + Shortcut iCloud links arrive by email within minutes. Open on your Mac, work through the chapters, most people finish in under an hour.