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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "arronkler-pairfob--answer-waiting-agent-prompts-from-phone",
 "repo": "arronKler/pairfob",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/arronKler/pairfob",
 "repo_slug": "arronkler-pairfob",
 "title": "Answer agent prompts from your phone",
 "page_title": "How to answer agent prompts from your phone with Pairfob",
 "summary": "See which agents are waiting for input and reply to them from a phone.",
 "who": "A developer who starts long agent tasks and wants to unblock them when a prompt needs a decision, even when away from the computer.",
 "problem": "An agent that stops for approval sits idle until someone sees it, which can stall work for hours.",
 "outcome": "The Needs you strip lists waiting agents on the phone, and you open one to handle its prompt in the live session.",
 "steps": [
  "Pair your phone using the pairing steps in the README.",
  "Enable push notifications in the app if you want alerts.",
  "Open the Needs you strip to see waiting sessions.",
  "Open a waiting session from the list.",
  "Choose Control or Chat mode and reply to the prompt."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the arronKler/pairfob repo, read the section 'What you can do from the phone' in README.md. Summarize how the Needs you strip and the Auto, Control, Terminal and Chat modes work, and name the one mode to use for a full-screen TUI such as vim. Verify your answer against the README text.",
 "agents": [
  "codex",
  "claude-code"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Push notifications and the Needs you strip depend on the phone app and an active connection, and the computer must remain online to receive your reply.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "A macOS or Linux computer that stays awake and online",
  "A current mobile browser on the phone or tablet",
  "Herdr 0.8 or newer (the installer adds it if missing)",
  "An AI agent installed and signed in on the computer, if you want to use one"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/arronkler-pairfob/answer-waiting-agent-prompts-from-phone/",
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 "disclaimer": "Deduped lists open-source repositories that belong to other people. We do not own, maintain, audit, or vouch for any of them, and a repo appearing here is not an endorsement or a safety check. The use cases, steps, and prompts are written by AI and may be incomplete, outdated, or just wrong. Where a use case is marked \"Seen in the wild\", we link to public posts where someone described something similar, but we have not verified those posts and the use case itself is still our AI's own write-up. Use all of this at your own risk. Only run code, commands, or agents on systems and accounts you are authorized to use, and read the code and every command before you run it, especially anything that touches credentials, files, or the network. Nothing here is professional, security, legal, or financial advice. All trademarks and project names belong to their respective owners, and their use here does not imply affiliation. Content is provided as is, without warranties of any kind. Found a mistake, a safety problem, or something you want removed? Email hello@dedupedai.com and we will look at it promptly.",
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