Grok bot doesn't code: it delegates tasks to Claude Code sessions on your Mac
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-10-19
Developer thecsguy breaks down "Claude Remote by Nick," a third-party connector listed on x.ai's Grok bot: the bot doesn't write code itself — it hands your task to a Claude Code session running on your Mac and returns a short summary.
- Setup: Node 20+, Homebrew, and the Claude CLI; clone the unofficial MIT claude-remote project and enable powers like --allow-send (follow-ups), --allow-launch (start sessions), and --allow-approve (answer permission prompts), then add the tunnel to your Grok bot as a custom connector.
- The loop: sessions are keyed by title/project/folder, follow-ups stay in the same session, and with --allow-approve prompts route to you; if unanswered within --approve-timeout (default 120s), the native prompt on your Mac takes over.
- New: --notify-url pushes alerts to your endpoint when a session needs approval.
A practical pattern for driving local Claude Code sessions remotely through Grok.
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