Control Claude CoWork and Code From Your Phone With Dispatch and Remote Control

Who This Is For

• You want to kick off a task from your phone and have it run on your desktop

• You're away from your desk but need work done on your computer

• You're a developer who wants to check on a running Claude Code session from your phone

• You want the "Claude thinks, CoWork does, Code builds" model working across your devices

• You've heard about phone-to-desktop control and want to actually set it up

An honest caveat before you start: your computer must stay awake with the app open for these to work. This is remote-controlling your own machine, not tasks running in the cloud independent of your desktop.

What You'll Build

Two separate but related capabilities:

• Claude Dispatch (CoWork): text a task from your phone, it executes on your desktop, you get notified when it's done

• Claude Code Remote Control: start a coding session at your desk, then continue or check on it from your phone or another browser

What You'll Need

• The latest Claude Desktop app

• The latest Claude mobile app (iOS or Android)

• Your desktop computer awake and the Claude app open

• For Remote Control: an active Claude Code session

Going Further

• The full orientation to Claude's four surfaces — Guide: Claude's 4 Departments Explained (AI Foundation)

• Set up the CoWork tasks you'll dispatch to — Guide: Automate Your Morning Briefing and Inbox Management With Claude as Your Executive Assistant (AI Agent)

• Master the Claude Code environment you'll remote into — Guide: The Real Claude Code Power-User Setup (AI Foundation)