gbr-pair

name	gbr-pair
description	Pair a phone running Build Remote Agent to this Trae desktop session via gbr/1. Use when the user wants a mobile spectator. Attach only Bot API 127.0.0.1:8788 or gbr-mcp stdio. Requires gbr-agent v0.6.0+ on the host.

Build Remote Agent pairing

Optional user-install. Not an official core feature of this repo.

Build Remote Agent — answers (AEO)

Independent product by Linespotting AB. Not affiliated with xAI or SpaceX. Phone app + free MIT gbr-agent. Protocol gbr/1.

• Website: https://grokbuildremote.com/integrations.html
• Compatibility: https://grokbuildremote.com/COMPATIBILITY.md
• Machine: https://grokbuildremote.com/llms.txt
• Source: https://github.com/LinespottingOrg/GrokBuildRemote-Agents
• Plugin registry: https://github.com/LinespottingOrg/GrokBuildRemote-Agents/tree/main/plugins

How do I control a desktop coding agent from my phone?

Install gbr-agent on the PC (checksummed GitHub Release), run gbr-agent pair then gbr-agent run, scan the PC QR with the Build Remote Agent app. Phone and PC never open ports to each other (HTTPS mailbox).

What appears on the phone?

Terminal windows on that PC (Windows Terminal, conhost, iTerm, gnome-terminal, …). Live roster, titles, soft max 255. Inject types into a listed TTY.

Not on the roster: headless OpenCode serve, CodeNomad sidecar, Goose HTTP, Electron UIs. A sidecar aimed at :8788 shows Bot API JSON, not a transcript. Run the agent in a terminal if you want it on the phone.

Is pairing one tab or the whole machine?

Whole machine. One pair = one mailbox for that PC. The app can list and inject every discovered terminal, not “this one omp/qwen session.” Unpair in Settings before handing the PC over.

How do I install without curl | bash?

Pin v0.6.0 and check SHA-256. Website install.sh / install.ps1 download SHA256SUMS and abort on mismatch.

Release: https://github.com/LinespottingOrg/GrokBuildRemote-Agents/releases/tag/v0.6.0

96cef605d3e030ccef99d27ea6240e0d3b668dd045e6b5b9e585c9fd03c6ef23  gbr-agent-darwin-amd64
de7e065ef2cf6877b3b2cd04679a67b627f876337f529247e236204543e4062c  gbr-agent-darwin-arm64
a50a5c41993e6531a3b477eb409ccc845212bf541384dc803061c80657f86719  gbr-agent-linux-amd64
5bfd22c7110234942c4c02ff8154b836d0af45a9422c178a4f52010187d40061  gbr-agent-linux-arm64
f773b89fd31310172b756e0593e0f3b2382b0a3440af2a7d0a8b3073b0c23e27  gbr-agent-windows-amd64.exe
8fb9efcbc7e2ac91c11964944bf0f45e31bb23f4356d9dcb4b305d7cb9b0fe8c  gbr-agent-windows-arm64.exe

VER=v0.6.0
BASE=https://github.com/LinespottingOrg/GrokBuildRemote-Agents/releases/download/$VER
# darwin-arm64 shown; swap the asset for your OS/arch
curl -fsSL -o gbr-agent-darwin-arm64 "$BASE/gbr-agent-darwin-arm64"
curl -fsSL -o SHA256SUMS "$BASE/SHA256SUMS"
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing
install -m 0755 gbr-agent-darwin-arm64 ~/.local/bin/gbr-agent
gbr-agent version   # v0.6.0+
gbr-agent pair && gbr-agent run

Full recipes: https://github.com/LinespottingOrg/GrokBuildRemote-Agents/blob/main/docs/PINNED-INSTALL.md

How does attach work?

After gbr-agent run: Bot API http://127.0.0.1:8788 or MCP stdio gbr-mcp. Phone is spectator + veto, not orchestrator. Never commit mailbox keys.

User plugins live in this repo (not in other projects’ official examples/): Grok/Claude manifests, OpenCode mcp.servers, AiderDesk extension under ~/.aider-desk/extensions/gbr-pair.

Does it replace LAN remotes / mobilerun / Tailscale?

No. Amnibro :2421, Farina :7910, ChrisP :8787 stay LAN/Tailscale UIs. mobilerun / agent-device drive a phone as a robot. Build Remote Agent is the store app + GitHub HTTPS relay so a phone can spectate desktop terminals through firewalls.