Monitor and interact with Claude Code sessions from Slack, Discord, or Telegram. Respond from your phone while AFK.
Telegram and Discord are recommended.
| Telegram | Discord | Slack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siri integration | Receive & Send | Receive only | Receive only |
| Multi-session support | One at a time (switchable) | Yes | Yes |
| Permissions required | Personal | Personal | Admin |
| Image support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
# 1. Create a bot with @BotFather on Telegram
# - Send /newbot and follow the prompts
# - Copy the bot token
# 2. Get your Chat ID
# - Message your bot, then visit:
# - https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates
# - Find "chat":{"id":YOUR_CHAT_ID}
# 3. Configure and run
npx afk-code telegram setup # Enter your credentials
npx afk-code telegram # Start the bot
# 4. In another terminal, start a monitored Claude session
npx afk-code claude# 1. Create a Discord app at https://discord.com/developers/applications
# - Go to Bot → Reset Token → copy it
# - Enable "Message Content Intent"
# - Go to OAuth2 → URL Generator → select "bot" scope
# - Select permissions: Send Messages, Manage Channels, Read Message History, Attach Files
# - Open the generated URL to invite the bot
# 2. Get your User ID (enable Developer Mode, right-click your name → Copy User ID)
# 3. Configure and run
npx afk-code discord setup # Enter your credentials
npx afk-code discord # Start the bot
# 4. In another terminal, start a monitored Claude session
npx afk-code claude# 1. Create a Slack app at https://api.slack.com/apps
# Click "Create New App" → "From manifest" → paste slack-manifest.json
# 2. Install to your workspace and get credentials:
# - Bot Token (xoxb-...) from OAuth & Permissions
# - App Token (xapp-...) from Basic Information → App-Level Tokens (needs connections:write)
# - Your User ID from your Slack profile → "..." → Copy member ID
# 3. Configure and run
npx afk-code slack setup # Enter your credentials
npx afk-code slack # Start the bot
# 4. In another terminal, start a monitored Claude session
npx afk-code claudeA new channel is created for each session. Messages relay bidirectionally.
When Claude references image paths in responses (e.g., /path/to/screenshot.png), the bot automatically detects and uploads them to the chat. Supports PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, and other common formats.
afk-code telegram setup Configure Telegram credentials
afk-code telegram Run the Telegram bot
afk-code discord setup Configure Discord credentials
afk-code discord Run the Discord bot
afk-code slack setup Configure Slack credentials
afk-code slack Run the Slack bot
afk-code <command> [args] Start a monitored session
afk-code help Show help
| Command | Slack | Discord | Telegram | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/sessions |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | List active sessions |
/switch <name> |
- | - | ✓ | Switch session (Telegram only) |
/model <name> |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Switch model (opus, sonnet, haiku) |
/compact |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Compact the conversation |
/background |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Send Ctrl+B (background mode) |
/interrupt |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Send Escape (interrupt) |
/mode |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Toggle mode (Shift+Tab) |
# Global install
npm install -g afk-code
# Or use npx (no install)
npx afk-code <command>
# Or run from source
git clone https://github.com/clharman/afk-code.git
cd afk-code && npm install
npm run dev -- slack
npm run dev -- claudeRequires Node.js 18+.
afk-code slack,afk-code discord, orafk-code telegramstarts a bot that listens for sessionsafk-code claudespawns Claude in a PTY and connects to the bot via Unix socket- The bot watches Claude's JSONL files for messages and relays them to chat
- Messages you send in chat are forwarded to the terminal
- Does not support plan mode or responding to Claude Code's form-based questions (AskUserQuestion)
- You can bypass this using the
/modecommand or by sending any message
- You can bypass this using the
- Does not send tool calls or results (would encounter rate limits)
This project is not affiliated with Anthropic. Use at your own risk.
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