# HerdrChat — Your coding agents, on a phone > Your coding agents, on a phone (iPhone/iPad app by AHMET MERT COBANOGLU.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/herdrchat/id6791874615 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [AHMET MERT COBANOGLU](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785027583) - Category: Developer Tools, Productivity - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 48 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-22 - Data updated: 2026-10-01 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/herdrchat/id6791874615/reviews.md ## What is HerdrChat? Your coding agents, away from your desk. HerdrChat is an SSH chat client for Claude Code and Codex sessions running on a computer you own. Check progress, read conversations and answer an agent without navigating a desktop terminal on a small screen. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR WORK See which conversations need your input, which agents are working and which are idle. Replies read like a document, with code and formatting, and each run of tool activity folds into one line ("Ran 3 commands · edited 1 file") you can open. The chat header shows the model and effort level. Reply from the chat composer or use supported numbered choices when an agent asks for approval. Pin the chats you care about to the top, and mute notifications for the ones you don't. SLASH COMMANDS Type / to send Claude Code commands such as /model, /effort, /compact and /context. When a command opens a picker, it appears on your phone: choose a model or effort level and apply it for this session only or as your default. KNOW WHEN AN AGENT NEEDS YOU Turn on notifications and your computer tells you when an agent is waiting for you or has finished, with the chat's name and what the agent said. Tap one to open that chat. SEND A PICTURE Attach screenshots or photos to a message. They are copied to your computer over the same SSH connection and handed to the agent with your prompt. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD On iPhone, move between your chats, hosts and settings. On iPad, keep the conversation list beside the selected chat, with a settings layout designed for the larger screen. Light and dark appearances are included. YOUR MACHINE, YOUR CONNECTION Connect over SSH using your own password or private key. Host-key fingerprints are pinned, and a changed host key stops the connection until you explicitly review it. Tailscale is recommended for reaching your computer privately. Credentials are kept in the device Keychain. Conversation caches stay on your device and can be cleared in Settings. HerdrChat has no account system, developer-operated chat server, advertising or analytics SDK. If you turn on notifications, they pass through a small HerdrChat relay that forwards them to Apple and keeps nothing. TRY THE BUILT-IN DEMO The local Demo host is available without an account, server or purchase. Explore sample conversations, answer an approval prompt and send a sample message. Demo replies are simulated; nothing is sent to a computer or AI service. WHAT YOU NEED FOR REAL USE A computer you administer, reachable over SSH, with herdr and Claude Code or Codex installed and configured. Agent accounts and any provider charges are separate and are not supplied by HerdrChat. The agents and their commands run on your computer, not on your iPhone or iPad. HerdrChat does not include an AI subscription. Open source under Apache-2.0: github.com/cobanov/herdrchat ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 0.10.1 — 2026-10-01 • After /model or /effort, the chat header shows the new model and effort right away. • Codex: failed tool calls are counted in a run's summary, and its model picker opens on your phone like Claude's. • The swipe hint now mentions pin and mute. ### 0.10.0 — 2026-09-30 • Slash commands: type / for /model, /effort, /compact and more. Pickers such as the model list and the effort slider open right on your phone. • Pin chats to the top of the list, and mute notifications for a chat. Swipe a chat right, or long press it. • The chat header shows the effort level beside the model. • A cleaner conversation: replies read like a document, and tool calls fold into one line such as "Ran 3 commands · edited 1 file · 1 failed" that opens to show each call. • The top of a chat blurs into the page, and a timer shows how long the agent has been working. • When an agent asks several questions, the next one appears as soon as you answer. • A button to hide the keyboard while you type. • New chat: Start stays in view, even with the keyboard up. • Smoother swipe actions and other fixes. ### 0.9.0 — 2026-09-29 • Notifications: know when an agent is waiting for you or has finished, with the chat's name and what it said. Tap to open that chat. • Send pictures: attach screenshots or photos to a message. • Tool calls are hidden by default. Show them from the wrench in the chat header. • The conversation stays where you are reading while new messages arrive. • A simpler New host form: Test connection and Save are always in view. • Many reliability, accessibility and security fixes. ### 0.7.9 — 2026-09-22 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-01.*