Moshi
Moshi is a mobile-first terminal and agent-monitoring layer for running coding agents, shells, and multiplexer sessions on machines the user controls. It connects directly over SSH, Mosh, or ET and adds phone-native controls such as agent chat, approvals, notifications, voice input, diffs, file browsing, and previews.
At a Glance
- Individual software developers and power users
- Developers using AI coding agents and coding-plan accounts
- Remote, mobile and on-call engineering workflows
- Users of macOS, Linux, Windows/WSL, VPSs, homelabs and always-on Macs
- +1 more
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Moshi
Mobile SSH Terminal for AI Agents
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Latest News
Herdr TUI, Herdr App or herdr-core: Which Should You Use? — documents Moshi support for Herdr TUI and herdr-core.
Moshi vs ADEs: A Layer, Not a Lock-In — explains Moshi's desktop/mobile layer over tmux or Herdr and its positioning against agent IDEs.
Moshi Agent Hooks: Inbox, Live Activities, Usage, and Apple Watch — announces/documented the structured moshi-hook agent workflow.
Claude Code and Codex as a Native Chat on Your Phone — describes the native Chat View for agent sessions.
Products & Services
Native iOS and Android terminal for SSH, Mosh and ET connections to a user's Mac, Linux machine, WSL host, VPS or homelab; supports tmux, Zellij and Herdr, with agent-aware Chat View, inbox, approvals, voice, image/file paste, diffs, files, previews, push notifications and Apple Watch support.
Optional host-side daemon/CLI installed via the Moshi installer, Homebrew, systemd or manual binaries. It installs and observes supported coding-agent hooks and sends structured approvals, questions, completions and usage events to Moshi; the Homebrew repository describes itself as the Homebrew tap for moshi-hook.
Free native desktop client for macOS, Windows and Linux, also usable through a localhost web UI. It layers chat, terminal, diffs, comments, file browsing, previews, simulator streaming and workspace navigation over existing tmux or Herdr sessions; the site describes it as 13 MB and no-account/no-relay.
Moshi's device layer/CLI for turning iOS Simulators and Android emulators on a Mac into network devices. It exposes accessibility/UI JSON, screenshots, taps, swipes, typing and other actions over HTTP/WebSocket so agents can observe, act and verify.
Market Position
Moshi positions itself as a device-native control and monitoring layer over the user's existing shell and multiplexer, not as a hosted agent IDE or replacement runtime. Its cited comparison set includes T3 Code, Orca, Paseo, Claude Code Remote Control, Termius, Blink Shell, Secure ShellFish, Happy and Kittylitter; its differentiators are direct SSH/Mosh/ET access, agent/multiplexer interoperability, no relay for terminal sessions, mobile-native approvals/Watch/notifications, and the ability to leave without migrating sessions.
Leadership
Founders
Joel (GitHub: rjyo; X: @odd_joel)
Independent developer and creator of Moshi. His GitHub profile says he is building Moshi, links getmoshi.app, and maintains the rjyo/moshi Homebrew tap for moshi-hook; the Moshi site identifies him as Joel. No prior employers or companies are identified in the sources reviewed.
Executive Team
Joel (rjyo / @odd_joel)
Creator and developer
Independent developer behind Moshi, moshi-hook, Moshi Desktop and related projects; GitHub identifies him as building Moshi and the site signs off with 'I'm Joel'.
Founding Story
Moshi was started around the idea that conventional terminals were not designed for phones: the site describes it as a 'baby monitor for your AI agents' and a terminal built for phones rather than a shrunken desktop terminal. The initial vision was to let developers check on and control long-running agents from anywhere while keeping shells, repositories, credentials, and agent processes on their own machines; the pricing page describes it as built by a tiny indie team rather than a VC-funded growth company.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Freemium direct-to-consumer software: the terminal is free forever with no account or card, while Moshi Pro is sold as monthly, yearly or lifetime access through the web and as in-app purchases through Apple/Google. Desktop is described as free for everyone; there are no ads or trackers.
Pricing Tiers
Complete terminal; SSH, agent monitoring and push notifications, with no account, card or trial timer.
Full Pro features on up to three devices.
Full Pro features; the pricing page says this is about $7.50/month and saves 25%.
Full Pro entitlement with no renewal; described as a limited-time offer.
Target Markets
- Individual software developers and power users
- Developers using AI coding agents and coding-plan accounts
- Remote, mobile and on-call engineering workflows
- Users of macOS, Linux, Windows/WSL, VPSs, homelabs and always-on Macs
- Teams or individuals using tmux, Zellij, Herdr or Rex as durable agent workspaces
- Monitoring and steering long-running Claude Code, Codex and other AI coding agents from an iPhone, iPad or Android device
- Remote development through a Mac, Linux host, WSL machine, VPS, homelab or always-on Mac
- Reattaching to durable tmux, Zellij, Herdr or Rex sessions while away from a desk
- Answering agent approvals/questions and receiving completion notifications on a phone, lock screen or Watch
- Reviewing agent diffs, files, logs and local dev-server previews remotely
- Driving and verifying iOS Simulator or Android emulator workflows through Mata