OpenRemoteControl (ORC)

Remote development monitor — watch Claude Code sessions, operate terminals, and browse files from your browser.

Install

npm install -g orc-server

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• ripgrep — code search
• zellij — terminal session persistence across reconnects

# macOS
brew install ripgrep zellij

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install ripgrep
# zellij: download from https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases

Usage

orc-server
# Open http://localhost:9080

Environment Variables

PORT=9080                      # Server port
AUTH_TOKEN=                    # Auth token (empty = allow any connection)
CLAUDE_HOME=~/.claude          # Claude Code data directory

systemd Service (optional)

make setup       # Install and enable on boot
make start       # Start service
make stop        # Stop service
make restart     # Restart service
make logs        # View logs

Features

• Real-time Claude Code session monitoring
• Remote terminal (xterm.js + zellij)
• File browser with syntax highlighting
• Code search (ripgrep)
• Git diff viewer

License

MIT