Launch HN: Omnara (YC S25) – Run Claude Code and Codex from anywhere
Source: Hacker News
Introduction
Kartik, Ishaan, and Christian from Omnara (https://www.omnara.com/) are building a web and mobile agentic IDE for Claude Code and Codex. It lets you run and interact with coding agents from anywhere. Omnara runs Claude Code and Codex sessions on your own machine and exposes those sessions through web and mobile interfaces, so you stay involved even when you’re away from your desk. Think of it as Claude Code Desktop or Conductor, but with seamless phone support.
Demo
A demo of the web and mobile apps is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R8Wmy4FLbhQ
The Problem
When we started using Claude Code early last year, we noticed a pattern: agents could work for long stretches on their own, but progress stalled whenever they needed follow‑up input. If that happened while we were away from our desks, everything paused. Existing remote‑agent solutions (e.g., Codex Web, Devin) ran in remote VMs, but we wanted the coding agent to run in our own environment.
Our first attempt was a lightweight wrapper that streamed messages from the Claude Code CLI to a mobile app. That approach proved fragile and hard to maintain.
The Solution
With the maturation of the Claude Agent SDK, we rewrote Omnara from scratch and run the agent loop directly. We chose a GUI across web and mobile (instead of a TUI/CLI) because GUIs are generally more ergonomic for working with agents and code, especially on mobile. We still preserve the CLI/TUI strength of “run anywhere,” including on headless machines.
Architecture
- Headless daemon runs on the user’s machine (or a remote VM) and hosts the agent loop.
- The daemon maintains an authenticated outbound WebSocket connection to our server.
- The server relays messages between the agent and any connected web or mobile clients.
- Because the daemon only makes outbound connections, no exposed ports, SSH access, or tunneling are required.
Remote Sandbox
In the current version, Omnara can continue an agent session in a hosted remote sandbox when your local machine goes offline.
- Conversation state is persisted on our server.
- Optional cloud syncing creates a Git commit at each turn and pushes it to the server, allowing execution to resume from the same state whether locally or in the cloud.
- You can later pull changes back into your local environment.
- Environment parity in the sandbox isn’t perfect yet, but missing dependencies are usually easy to resolve by asking the agent to install them.
Voice Agent
Mobile is fine for quick interactions but not ideal for extended back‑and‑forth. Users asked for a hands‑free way to keep agents moving while walking, driving, or doing other tasks, leading us to add a voice agent.
- Initially thought of as a fallback, the voice agent proved surprisingly useful.
- Speaking tends to be more redundant and explicit than typing, helping the agent produce a solid plan.
- Iterating over voice feels easier and more natural, and it’s simply fun to talk through ideas while on a walk.
Pricing
- Free tier: 10 agent sessions per month.
- Paid tier: $20 / month for unlimited sessions.
When agents run in your own environment, you can use your existing Claude or Codex subscription, so there’s no need to pay us for additional tokens.
Try It Out
curl -fsSL https://omnara.com/install/install.sh | bashWe’d love to hear your feedback on Omnara if you use Claude Code or Codex!