
Approve Claude Code Permission Requests from Your Phone
The Problem Claude Code asks for permission before running tools like Bash , Write , and Edit . This is a great safety feature — but it means you have to be sitting at your terminal to press "y". Step away for coffee? Claude Code stalls until you get back. The Solution claude-remote-approver sends each permission request as a push notification to your phone via ntfy.sh . Tap Approve or Deny , and Claude Code continues immediately — no terminal required. How It Works Claude Code │ │ PermissionRequest hook (stdin JSON) ▼ claude-remote-approver hook │ ├──POST──▶ ntfy.sh/ ──push──▶ Phone (ntfy app) │ │ │ Approve / Deny tap │ │ └──SSE───▶ ntfy.sh/-response ◀──POST──┘ │ │ stdout JSON: { "behavior": "allow" } or { "behavior": "deny" } ▼ Claude Code continues or stops It uses ntfy.sh , an open-source HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. No account required. The topic name is a 128-bit random string, so only you can receive the notifications. Setup (3 Steps) 1. Install the ntfy app on your
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