Deific is live.
Works on Mac and Windows today, with Linux coming soon. Bring your own Claude plan.
Set up Deific
Permissions and the phrases that unlock them
Setup takes a few minutes. Connect the Deific connector in Claude, open Claude voice chat on your phone, and grant a few permissions on your desktop and your phone. Then just talk. When Claude needs to reach your computer, an Approve / Deny card appears on your phone first.
Before you start
What you need
Deific connects Claude on your phone to your desktop, and every sensitive step asks for your consent. Deific is not an Anthropic product.
1
A computer
Deific runs on Mac and Windows today. Linux is coming soon.
2
A Claude account
You add Deific once on claude.ai in a web browser (or in the Claude desktop app), then talk to Claude on your phone. Claude picks Deific’s tools from what you say. Custom connectors need a paid Claude plan.
3
An iPhone or an Android phone
The steps on this page are the same on both. Use the Claude app on your phone once the connector is added on the web.
Part 2 · Permissions (tick down the list)
A · Connect Deific
Add the connector, sign in on your computer, and pair your phone. Do these first.
Add the Deific connector on claude.ai
What it is
A custom connector in Claude. You add it on claude.ai in a web browser (or in the Claude desktop app), not in the phone app.
Unlocks
Claude can see Deific’s tools, including Claude on your phone. A connector added on the web carries over to the iPhone and Android apps.
How to give it
On claude.ai, open Settings → Connectors, add a custom connector with the address from the connector page, and approve its sign-in. The Claude phone apps can use a connector but can’t add one, so do this step on the web. If Claude still says “connected” after a restart but Deific doesn’t answer, reconnect it under Settings → Connectors.
Claude plan
Custom connectors need a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise).
How to take it back
Remove or disconnect the connector under Settings → Connectors.
Sign in on your computer
What it is
A browser page that opens on your computer the first time Deific starts.
Unlocks
Deific on your desktop can talk to your phone.
How to give it
Finish the page within 5 minutes of it opening.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t pair your phone by itself. That’s the pairing code below.
How to take it back
Sign out of Deific on your computer.
Pair your phone
What it is
A one-time code that makes your phone the device that approves requests.
Unlocks
Approve / Deny cards on that phone. Pairing a new phone replaces the old one.
How to give it
Deific shows a code on your computer. It works once and expires in 120 seconds. Enter it on your phone.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t grant screen, terminal, or file reads by itself.
How to take it back
Pair a different phone, or end everything from your phone.
Let Claude Code report to Deific
What it is
First-time setup adds a small hook so Claude Code on your desktop can share its status with Deific. This changes your Claude Code settings, and setup tells you before it does.
Unlocks
Your phone’s Claude can ask what your desktop is working on and which chats are open.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t approve anything. Cards and switches still guard every sensitive read.
How to take it back
Remove the hook from your Claude Code settings.
B · Computer permissions
Your computer asks for these the first time they’re needed. Grant only what you want your phone to use. On a Mac they live in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
Screen recording
What it is
Permission to see your display. On a Mac the pane is called Screen & System Audio Recording.
Unlocks
“See my desktop’s screen”: a picture of the display your cursor is on.
How to give it
Allow it when your computer asks, the first time your phone asks to see the screen. After a system update you may need to allow it again.
What it does NOT do
Deific never takes a screenshot on its own. It reads your screen only when you ask and approve.
How to take it back
Turn the permission off in your computer’s settings, or just say “Stop looking at my screen.”
Terminal access
What it is
A one-time prompt for each terminal app (on a Mac: Terminal and iTerm2, under Automation).
Unlocks
Reading your terminal windows (“My desktop terminals”).
How to give it
Allow it when asked.
What it does NOT do
It’s read-only. It never types, switches windows, or opens apps. If you say no, Deific tells you and waits before asking again. It never nags.
How to take it back
Turn it off in your computer’s privacy settings.
Accessibility (optional)
What it is
Needed only for “Do something on my desktop,” which today means scrolling. Skip it if you don’t want your phone to scroll windows.
Unlocks
Scrolling a window from your phone.
How to give it
On a Mac: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.
What it does NOT do
It isn’t needed for screen reading, terminals, or files.
How to take it back
Turn Accessibility off for Deific in your settings.
Folder access (Desktop, Documents, Downloads)
What it is
If a project folder lives in Desktop, Documents, or Downloads, your computer may ask the first time Deific reads it.
Unlocks
Reading project files in those folders, when the files switch is on.
How to give it
Allow it for the folder you mean.
What it does NOT do
This isn’t Full Disk Access.
How to take it back
Turn it off in your privacy settings.
Not needed. Don’t grant these for Deific
Full Disk Access. Deific reads one file or folder at a time, inside project folders only, and never keys, .env files, version-control internals, or browser profiles.
Input Monitoring, Camera, Microphone, Contacts, Location, or Notifications on your computer.
C · Desktop switches
Every ability below starts OFF. You turn each one on at your computer, never from your phone, and you can turn it off again the same way.
Everything your phone reads is screened for secrets on a best-effort basis, kept in memory only, and goes straight to your Claude conversation.
“End everything” stops all of it at once.
Read the terminal tabs a Claude chat shares
What it reads
Terminal text that a desktop chat shares.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t read every terminal window. That’s the next switch.
Read your terminal windows
What it reads
Every window and tab of your terminal apps (needs Terminal access, B2).
What it does NOT do
It never types into them.
See what programs are running
What it reads
Running programs and ports.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t start or stop programs.
Read background tasks
What it reads
A chat’s background tasks and their output.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t run commands from your phone.
Read project files and folders
What it reads
One file or folder at a time, in project folders only.
What it does NOT do
No Full Disk Access. Never keys, .env files, version-control internals, or browser profiles.
Read plan usage from the desktop app
What it reads
Your newest usage entry only. You can preview it before turning it on.
What it does NOT do
It never shares your account id.
Read a chat’s conversation
What it reads
The chat’s own turns, newest first.
What it does NOT do
It leaves out tool results.
Read logs you choose
What it reads
Only the log files you’ve added.
What it does NOT do
It never goes looking for other logs.
Read your repository status
What it reads
Branch, ahead/behind, changed counts, and the last commit.
What it does NOT do
It never commits, pushes, or changes your code.
Read recently changed files
What it reads
File names and how recently they changed.
What it does NOT do
It doesn’t send file contents.
Read the editor state
What it reads
What’s open in your editor.
Project notes, project summary, sidebar chats
What it reads
Your project’s shared notes, its summary, and the chats in your sidebar.
D · Your phone
Once you’re paired, cards and the phone page keep you in control.
Approve / Deny cards
What it is
A card on your phone with Approve and Deny. A message to a chat shows Send and Don’t send.
Unlocks
Nothing sensitive happens until you tap.
What it does NOT do
Denying doesn’t break the connection. It only refuses that one request.
Good to know
Approvals expire on their own. Nothing stays open forever.
The phone page
What it is
Opens in your phone’s browser after pairing. It’s the same on iPhone and Android.
Unlocks
The Stop screen reading button, the “end everything” control, which switches are on, and your active approvals.
How to take it back
Use Stop screen reading or End everything, or pair another phone.
Optional buzz
Optional
What it is
A notification when Claude on your desktop leaves you a message.
What it does NOT do
The buzz is a fixed sentence, never the message itself, and comes at most once a minute.
How to take it back
Turn it off in Deific’s settings.
Part 1 · Phrases to try on your phone’s Claude
Wake phrases that raise a permission card
Claude on your phone picks Deific’s tools from what you say. You don’t need exact words; anything close to the lines below works.
Each one raises a card with Approve and Deny (or Send / Don’t send for a chat message).
1
Try saying something like: “What’s on my screen?” / “Look at my desktop.”
What appears on your phone
A screen-reading request. Approve it to let Claude look.
What it lets happen
A picture of the display your cursor is on.
Limits
Your screen is read only when you ask. Without an approval, nothing is captured, and it asks at most once every two minutes.
1b
Try saying something like: “Show me all my displays.” / “Look at it in full resolution.”
What appears on your phone
A one-time approval.
What it lets happen
All your displays, or full resolution.
1c
Try saying something like: “Zoom in on the top-left of my screen.”
What appears on your phone
An approval each time.
What it lets happen
A sharper picture of just that part.
1d
Try saying something like: “Read the words on my screen.”
What appears on your phone
An approval each time.
What it lets happen
The text on your display, screened for secrets.
2
Try saying something like: “Run my tests on my desktop.”
What appears on your phone
An approval for each run.
What it lets happen
A check you set up on your computer runs, and only that. You get the result and counts back.
Limits
Only checks you’ve set up. No free-form commands.
3
Try saying something like: “Tell the Claude on my desktop to … (in my <project> chat).”
What appears on your phone
A Send / Don’t send card showing your message (up to 1,500 characters).
What it lets happen
The message goes to that one chat after you tap Send.
4
Try saying something like: “Scroll down on my desktop.”
What appears on your phone
A short, time-limited approval.
What it lets happen
Scrolling a window. For now, scrolling only.
Limits
Needs Accessibility (Part 2, B3).
Good first things to say (no card needed)
Try these in order to see each piece working. Some need a desktop switch from Part 2C.
1
“What’s my desktop working on?”
The best first thing to say. It shows your phone and computer are connected.
2
“What chats are open on my desktop?”
Lists every Claude chat open on your computer.
3
“What’s in my terminals?”
Needs the terminal switches (Part 2C, items 1 and 2).
4
“What’s running on my computer?”
Needs the running-programs switch.
5
“Any messages from my desktop?”
Checks for anything Claude on your desktop left for you.
6
“Summary of my project.” / “Shared notes on my project.”
A quick catch-up on where things stand.
7
“Tell me when it finishes.”
Get a heads-up when your desktop finishes a job.
Taking permission back
Stop and end, anytime
You’re always in charge. Say one of these whenever you want your phone to stop seeing your desktop.
Try saying something like
“Stop looking at my screen.” Stops screen reading and cancels any unused approvals. On the phone page, the button reads Stop screen reading, then Turn screen reading back on.
“Emergency stop: end everything.” Ends everything at once. You turn it back on from your computer.
The phone page also shows which reads are switched on and every approval that’s active.
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