ovis

Name: ovis
Author: devswha

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Ovis (formerly herdr web UI): free, open-source browser and phone client for herdr. Chat and live terminal for Claude Code, Codex and every agent pane, remote PCs over SSH, web push alerts

1,385stars

195forks

TypeScript

Installation

# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/devswha/ovis

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Security ReportVerified

Last scanned: 10/23/2026

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  "issues": [
    {
      "file": "README.md",
      "line": 94,
      "type": "remote-install",
      "message": "Install command (remote install script piped to a shell — review the source before running): \"curl -fsSL https://ovis.sh/install.sh | sh\"",
      "severity": "low"
    }
  ],
  "status": "PASSED",
  "scannedAt": "2026-10-23T09:07:36.399Z",
  "npmAuditRan": false,
  "pipAuditRan": true,
  "promptInjectionRan": true
}

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README.md

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ovis?

ovis is an open-source ai agents skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by devswha. Ovis (formerly herdr web UI): free, open-source browser and phone client for herdr. Chat and live terminal for Claude Code, Codex and every agent pane, remote PCs over SSH, web push alerts. It has 1,385 GitHub stars.

Is ovis safe to use?

Yes. ovis passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.

How do I install ovis?

Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/devswha/ovis" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).

What programming language is ovis written in?

ovis is primarily written in TypeScript. It is open-source under devswha on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.

Are there alternatives to ovis?

Yes. SkillsLLM lists many other AI Agents skills you can browse and compare side by side. Open the AI Agents category from the badge at the top of this page, or use the Related Skills and comparison links further down to weigh ovis against similar tools.

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Ovis

Ovis, the browser and phone client for herdr.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d854dbb6-64bd-4eba-81c7-fbd3f525726b

Claude Code and Codex, from your phone.

A browser and phone client for herdr. Read and reply to the same agent sessions running on your computer — on desktop or phone, as chat, with the terminal when you need it.

Chat and terminal, one pane — native Claude Code, Codex, omp, omo, gjc, pi, Hermes and explicitly identified Devin CLI transcripts, plus OpenCode sessions herdr identifies, Linux Grok sessions and experimental Antigravity (agy) support under the limits below, with the live terminal a click away. Queue a message while the agent works for the next turn, or send it at once with Send now. Supported agents →
Approve with a tap — supported approvals, questions and plan menus become cards, checked to be current before your answer is sent. Use Terminal for requests without card support.
Know when you're needed — live status for every pane, an alert that drops in while the app is open, and push alerts when an agent needs input or finishes, even with the app closed.
Install it on your phone — a PWA with a key bar above the keyboard (Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Enter, arrows) that you can rearrange and extend with your own combinations in Settings, and a QR code to your Tailscale address. Phone setup →
Speak instead of typing — dictate into the chat or the terminal line, Korean and English mixed. Review the words before sending them to the agent; transcription uses your own OpenAI key or the browser's speech recognition.
Review repository changes — open working-tree, staged or commit comparisons from the file browser and read each file's diff without changing the repository.
Keep your workflow — herdr owns the agents; this app connects to them. Update from Settings without stopping them, with patch notes for what each update brings. New tabs and worktrees come from a row's ⋯ menu. All features →

install

curl -fsSL https://ovis.sh/install.sh | sh

Linux with glibc (x64, arm64) or macOS (Intel, Apple Silicon); not Alpine/musl or 32-bit ARM. Have curl, Git and tar installed; installing a missing Bun also needs Bash and unzip. Requires herdr 0.9.0+, Bun 1.4+ and Node 18+. The installer adds missing prerequisites for your user, upgrades an older Bun and installs Node 22 if Node is missing or older than 18, then installs the app as a herdr plugin. If an existing herdr installation is older than 0.9.0, update and restart herdr yourself before rerunning the installer.

With the default listen address and Tailscale running, successful HTTPS setup provides a tailnet address and QR code. Without a configured token, your devices normally get in without a code when tailscale serve reports the same login as this PC's owner. If your own phone is asked to pair anyway, OVIS_TAILSCALE_SERVE_ONLY=1 allows the no-login path only when Tailscale confirms one login owns the tailnet with no tagged nodes, and serve is the sole route to this port. Never enable it when a public proxy, tunnel or other forwarding server also reaches the port ([Access and safety](docs/guide.md#ac