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Seasalt Cove, iPhone access to your Mac

Seasalt Cove, iPhone access to your Mac

by jerrodcodes·Mar 16, 2026·4 points·2 comments

AI Analysis

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Zero-config Mac-to-iPhone terminal sync with E2E encryption.

Strengths
  • Outbound-only connection eliminates port forwarding and firewall rules.
  • Tmux session persistence keeps scroll position and directory in sync.
  • End-to-end encryption ensures relay servers cannot read terminal data.
Weaknesses
  • Remote desktop category is crowded with mature tools like Jump Desktop.
  • Requires installing menu bar agent on Mac and companion app on iOS.
Target Audience

Developers using AI coding agents

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Jump Desktop · Tailscale · Screens

Post Description

I feel like I finally built something I actually use every day and it has completely changed the way I think about work. AI workflows have flipped how devs operate. You're not heads down writing code anymore, you're bouncing between projects, instructing agents, reviewing their work, nudging them forward. The job is now less about typing and more about judgment calls.

And the thing about that workflow is you spend a lot of time waiting. Waiting for the agent to finish, waiting for the next approval gate. That waiting doesn't have to happen at your desk. It doesn't have to happen in front of a monitor at all. I built Seasalt because I realized my iPhone could handle 80% of what I was chaining myself to my Mac for. Kick off the agent, walk away, review the diff from the store, a walk, or in a separate room away from your Mac. Approve it. Start the next one, switch to another session. You don't need giant dual monitors for this. That's kind of the whole point.

Also, I have a deep security background so I felt like it was 100% necessary to include end to end encrypted with a zero knowledge relay, no ports getting opened, no VPN configuration needed, with key validation in the onboarding flow.

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