Bernato vs Claude Code Remote Control
CC Remote Control: zero install, official, free with Pro plan, one session at a time, tied to your terminal staying open.
Bernato: download a daemon, supervises every process on every machine, survives terminal close, works with non-Claude tools, and can sandbox macOS spawns with Seatbelt. Linux supports opt-in bwrap when available; Windows has limited Job Object containment without filesystem/network isolation.
Feature matrix
| CC Remote Control | Bernato | |
|---|---|---|
| Continue session from phone | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spawn agents from phone | ✗ | ✓ |
| Survives terminal close | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multiple machines simultaneously | ✗ | ✓ |
| Restart-on-crash | ✗ | ✓ |
| 30-day agent history | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works with Codex, Aider, custom processes | ✗ (Claude Code only) | ✓ |
| Sandbox capabilities (Seatbelt) | Permission prompts only | ✓ Per-agent, declarative |
| LAN-direct routing | n/a (cloud relay) | ✓ local-first on LAN |
| Self-hostable | n/a | ✓ Daemon yours, tunnel relay configurable |
| Cost | Pro/Max/Team plan | Free 3 nodes · paid checkout hidden this cycle |
Pick CC Remote Control if
- You have one machine
- You only run Claude Code
- You're okay with your terminal staying open
- You don't want to install anything new
Pick Bernato if
- You have more than one machine
- You run other tools alongside Claude Code (Codex, Aider, training jobs, browser agents)
- You want agents to keep running after closing your laptop
- You want macOS sandboxing available, capability tokens, audit log
- You want to spawn (not just resume) from your phone
Use both
They don't conflict. CC Remote Control for daily-driver coding sessions. Bernato for the runs that need to outlive your terminal or run on a different machine. Detailed walkthrough: Claude Code Remote Control vs Bernato.
FAQ
Does Bernato need a Claude subscription?
Bernato runs whatever process you tell it to. If that process is Claude Code, you bring your Anthropic plan. If it's Codex, you bring your OpenAI key. If it's a Python script, you bring nothing extra.
Is Bernato a replacement for Claude Code?
No — Bernato runs Claude Code (or anything else). It's the supervisor, not the agent.