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Mobile Harness

Claude Code on Android: AI-powered mobile coding IDE for Android — chat with a coding agent, run Linux commands, edit files, review diffs, and preview web apps directly from your phone. No root required.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/techjarves/Mobile-Harness.git

From the README

# Mobile Harness

  ### *The complete autonomous AI development workspace for Android.*

  Chat with coding agents, edit projects, execute real Linux commands, and preview live web servers — all directly on your phone.

  Download Online APK  • 
  Download Offline APK  • 
  Watch Walkthrough (3 min)  • 
  Quickstart Guide  • 
  Architecture  • 
  Build from Source

  Watch the product walkthrough and demo  |  Setting up Ubuntu, connecting Claude Code, and building an app on Android

Environment Security Notice
Mobile Harness runs on ARM64 Android devices using a private userspace PRoot layer. While isolated from other apps via standard Android sandbox permissions, PRoot is not a virtualization boundary or hardened security jail. Only execute projects and dependencies you own or trust.

Download Mobile Harness

  Choose the edition that fits your setup
  Both editions contain the complete Mobile Harness app and support secure in-app updates beginning with v1.0.3.

      Online Edition
      89.1 MB · Recommended
      Start with the smaller APK. Core, Python, and Android runtime bundles are downloaded only when needed.

      Offline Edition
      889.4 MB · Everything included
      Includes the Core, Python, and Android runtime bundles for setup with limited or unavailable internet.

  ARM64 Android 9+
  Direct APK installation · No root required · No USB or wireless ADB pairing

Capabilities

Mobile Harness unites modern Jetpack Compose UI with a self-contained Ubuntu 20.04 LTS subsystem. It gives you a desktop-class software development environment in your pocket without requiring root access, unlocked bootloaders, or external applications like Termux.

      Autonomous Agent Coding
      Native…
Read the full README on GitHub

Details

Language
Kotlin
License
MIT
Last updated
1 November 2026
Topics
claude-codemobile-ide

FAQ

What is Mobile Harness?

Claude Code on Android: AI-powered mobile coding IDE for Android — chat with a coding agent, run Linux commands, edit files, review diffs, and preview web apps directly from your phone. No root required. It is a desktop for Claude Code, from techjarves/Mobile-Harness on GitHub.

How do I install Mobile Harness?

Clone techjarves/Mobile-Harness from GitHub and follow the setup steps in its README.

Is Mobile Harness popular?

techjarves/Mobile-Harness has 790 GitHub stars and 222 forks. It was last updated on 1 November 2026.

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