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What we shipped, why we built it that way and how to get the most out of it.

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Fix a bug from your phone: chat, diff, preview and tests
Follow a checkout bug from an agent request to a reviewed change: use Thumbdesk chat, inspect the diff, preview the result and run tests on the host.
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Get notified when Claude Code or Codex finishes in Thumbdesk
Set up Thumbdesk hooks and phone notifications for Claude Code and Codex. Follow completion events, attention messages and iOS Live Activity.
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Move Thumbdesk to a new phone and check host access
Move to a new phone with Thumbdesk: export an encrypted device-key backup, restore it, confirm host trust and revoke the old phone when you are ready.
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Open localhost from your phone with Thumbdesk
Preview a dev server running on your computer from your phone. Choose the host and port in Thumbdesk, expose it to the app and troubleshoot access.
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Review, commit and push Git changes from your phone
Inspect a diff, stage selected files, commit and push from your phone with Thumbdesk. Check the host branch, existing changes and Git credentials first.
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Save and resume a workspace across your computers
Keep terminal, files and web-preview tabs from multiple hosts together in a Thumbdesk workspace. Resume the arrangement and understand session persistence.
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SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent: choose your connection
Choose SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent for a VPS, home computer or restricted server. Compare setup, reachability, persistent sessions and available tools.
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Transfer files between your phone and computer with Thumbdesk
Retrieve a file from your computer, upload a photo from your phone and check transfer progress in Thumbdesk, with agent and SSH setup explained.
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PocketShell is now Thumbdesk, and 2.0 is here
PocketShell has a new name, Thumbdesk, and its biggest release: screen sharing for Mac, Windows and Linux, SSH hosts, a redesigned app and a Mac menu-bar agent.
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