Synk

Code on the go — control AI coding agents from your mobile device.

Free. Open source. Code anywhere.

Installation

npm install -g @ekkos/remote

Run From Source

From a repo checkout:

# repository root
yarn cli --help

# package directory
yarn cli --help

Usage

Claude (default)

ekkos-synk

This will:

1. Start a Claude Code session
2. Display a QR code to connect from your mobile device
3. Allow real-time session sharing between Claude Code and your mobile app

Gemini

ekkos-synk gemini

Start a Gemini CLI session with remote control capabilities.

First time setup:

# Authenticate with Google
ekkos-synk connect gemini

Commands

Main Commands

• ekkos-synk – Start Claude Code session (default)
• ekkos-synk gemini – Start Gemini CLI session
• ekkos-synk codex – Start Codex mode
• ekkos-synk acp – Start a generic ACP-compatible agent

Utility Commands

• ekkos-synk auth – Manage authentication
• ekkos-synk connect – Store AI vendor API keys in Synk cloud
• ekkos-synk sandbox – Configure sandbox runtime restrictions
• ekkos-synk notify – Send a push notification to your devices
• ekkos-synk daemon – Manage background service
• ekkos-synk doctor – System diagnostics & troubleshooting

Connect Subcommands

ekkos-synk connect gemini     # Authenticate with Google for Gemini
ekkos-synk connect claude     # Authenticate with Anthropic
ekkos-synk connect codex      # Authenticate with OpenAI
ekkos-synk connect status     # Show connection status for all vendors

Gemini Subcommands

ekkos-synk gemini                      # Start Gemini session
ekkos-synk gemini model set <model>    # Set default model
ekkos-synk gemini model get            # Show current model
ekkos-synk gemini project set <id>     # Set Google Cloud Project ID (for Workspace accounts)
ekkos-synk gemini project get          # Show current Google Cloud Project ID

Available models: gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash, gemini-2.5-flash-lite

Generic ACP Commands

ekkos-synk acp gemini                     # Run built-in Gemini ACP command
ekkos-synk acp opencode                   # Run built-in OpenCode ACP command
ekkos-synk acp opencode --verbose         # Include raw backend/envelope logs
ekkos-synk acp -- custom-agent --flag     # Run any ACP-compatible command directly

Sandbox Subcommands

ekkos-synk sandbox configure  # Interactive sandbox setup wizard
ekkos-synk sandbox status     # Show current sandbox configuration
ekkos-synk sandbox disable    # Disable sandboxing

Options

Claude Options

• -m, --model <model> - Claude model to use (default: sonnet)
• -p, --permission-mode <mode> - Permission mode: auto, default, or plan
• --claude-env KEY=VALUE - Set environment variable for Claude Code
• --claude-arg ARG - Pass additional argument to Claude CLI

Global Options

• -h, --help - Show help
• -v, --version - Show version
• --no-sandbox - Disable sandbox for the current Claude/Codex run

Environment Variables

Synk Configuration

• EKKOS_SYNK_SERVER_URL - Custom server URL (default: https://synk.ekkos.dev)
• EKKOS_SYNK_WEBAPP_URL - Custom web app URL (default: https://synk.ekkos.dev)
• EKKOS_SYNK_HOME_DIR - Custom home directory for Synk data (default: ~/.ekkos/synk)
• EKKOS_DISABLE_CAFFEINATE - Disable macOS sleep prevention (set to true, 1, or yes)
• EKKOS_EXPERIMENTAL - Enable experimental features (set to true, 1, or yes)

Gemini Configuration

• GEMINI_MODEL - Override default Gemini model
• GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT - Google Cloud Project ID (required for Workspace accounts)

Gemini Authentication

Personal Google Account

Personal Gmail accounts work out of the box:

ekkos-synk connect gemini
ekkos-synk gemini

Google Workspace Account

Google Workspace (organization) accounts require a Google Cloud Project:

1. Create a project in Google Cloud Console
2. Enable the Gemini API
3. Set the project ID:

ekkos-synk gemini project set your-project-id

Or use environment variable:

GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-id ekkos-synk gemini

Guide: https://goo.gle/gemini-cli-auth-docs#workspace-gca

Contributing

Interested in contributing? See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20.0.0

For Claude

• Claude CLI installed & logged in (claude command available in PATH)

For Gemini

• Gemini CLI installed (npm install -g @google/gemini-cli)
• Google account authenticated via ekkos-synk connect gemini

License

MIT