Celistra 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.
Celistra: download a daemon, supervises every process on every machine, survives terminal close, works with non-Claude tools, sandboxed by default.
Feature matrix
| CC Remote Control | Celistra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ✓ <1ms on LAN |
| Self-hostable | n/a | ✓ Daemon yours, tunnel relay configurable |
| Cost | Pro/Max/Team plan | Free 1 node · $2/mo Pro · $10/mo Team |
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 Celistra 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 sandbox by default, 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. Celistra for the runs that need to outlive your terminal or run on a different machine. Detailed walkthrough: Claude Code Remote Control vs Celistra.
FAQ
Does Celistra need a Claude subscription?
Celistra 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 Celistra a replacement for Claude Code?
No — Celistra runs Claude Code (or anything else). It's the supervisor, not the agent.