We added mobile approvals to our CLI AI tool -- approve Claude's destructive commands from your phone

Quick share of a feature we built into Telechat (self-hosted Claude AI bot) that's been surprisingly useful for devops workflows: Desktop Bridge with mobile approvals.

The problem

You're running Claude Code (or any Claude-powered agent) on your workstation. It's refactoring a module, running tests, deploying to staging. You step away for coffee, a meeting, or just to stretch.

Claude hits a tool call that needs human approval:

• rm -rf build/ (wants to clean the build directory)
• git push --force (rebase gone wrong)
• kubectl delete pod (scaling decision)

Without you at the keyboard, it just... waits. For however long you're gone.

The solution

Telechat's Desktop Bridge connects your Claude Code session to your phone via Telegram, WhatsApp, or Slack. When Claude needs approval:

1. You get a push notification with exactly what Claude wants to execute
2. You see the full command and context
3. You tap Approve or Deny
4. Claude continues (or backs off)

All from your phone. No VPN, no SSH, no laptop.

Why this matters for devops

Unattended CI/CD with a human gate. Run Claude as part of your pipeline for code review, test generation, or deployment prep. Gate the destructive steps on mobile approval instead of blocking the pipeline until someone checks Slack.

Overnight tasks. Kick off a large refactoring or migration analysis before bed. If Claude needs a decision at 2 AM, you'll see it in the morning and approve from your phone. It doesn't lose context while waiting.

Pair programming while mobile. Reviewing Claude's work from your phone between meetings. Approve the good stuff, deny the risky stuff, add context via chat.

How it works

Telechat runs on your workstation alongside Claude Code. It acts as a bridge between Claude's approval prompts and your messaging app. When Claude's tool-use loop hits a human-approval checkpoint, Telechat intercepts it, formats the request, and sends it to your Telegram/WhatsApp/Slack. Your response flows back and unblocks the agent.

No cloud relay — the bridge runs locally.

Setup

npm install -g telechatai
telechat init  # interactive setup
telechat bridge --connect  # link to Claude Code

telechat.fyi | npm install -g telechatai

Curious if anyone else has solved the "approve AI actions remotely" problem differently.