K.AI Code

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

Free. Open source. Code anywhere.

Installation

npm install -g kaicode-coder

Run From Source

From a repo checkout:

# repository root
yarn cli --help

# package directory
yarn cli --help

Usage

Claude (default)

kaicode

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

kaicode gemini

Start a Gemini CLI session with remote control capabilities.

First time setup:

# Authenticate with Google
kaicode connect gemini

Commands

Main Commands

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

Utility Commands

• kaicode auth – Manage authentication
• kaicode connect – Store AI vendor API keys in K.AI Code cloud
• kaicode sandbox – Configure sandbox runtime restrictions
• kaicode config – Configure CLI settings (e.g., log level)
• kaicode notify – Send a push notification to your devices
• kaicode daemon – Manage background service
• kaicode doctor – System diagnostics & troubleshooting

From repository source on macOS, you can install a login service with:

yarn daemon:bootstrap

Connect Subcommands

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

Gemini Subcommands

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

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

Sandbox Subcommands

kaicode sandbox configure  # Interactive sandbox setup wizard
kaicode sandbox status     # Show current sandbox configuration
kaicode 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

K.AI Code Configuration

• KAICODE_SERVER_URL - Custom server URL
• KAICODE_LOG_LEVEL - Log level override (info or debug, default: info)
• KAICODE_WEBAPP_URL - Custom web app URL
• KAICODE_HOME_DIR - Custom home directory for K.AI Code data (default: ~/.kaicode)
• KAICODE_DISABLE_CAFFEINATE - Disable macOS sleep prevention (set to true, 1, or yes)
• KAICODE_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:

kaicode connect gemini
kaicode 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:

kaicode gemini project set your-project-id

Or use environment variable:

GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=your-project-id kaicode 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 kaicode connect gemini

License

MIT