Add remote access controls

package-lock.json

@@ -2898,6 +2898,15 @@
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       }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dijkstrajs/-/dijkstrajs-1.0.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/find-up/-/find-up-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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+        "path-exists": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "engines": {
         "node": "6.* || 8.* || >= 10.*"
@@ -5626,6 +5662,18 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/locate-path": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-t7hw9pI+WvuwNJXwk5zVHpyhIqzg2qTlklJOf0mVxGSbe3Fp2VieZcduNYjaLDoy6p9uGpQEGWG87WpMKlNq8g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "p-locate": "^4.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/lodash": {
       "version": "4.17.21",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
@@ -6254,6 +6302,42 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/p-limit": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-limit/-/p-limit-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-//88mFWSJx8lxCzwdAABTJL2MyWB12+eIY7MDL2SqLmAkeKU9qxRvWuSyTjm3FUmpBEMuFfckAIqEaVGUDxb6w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "p-try": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/p-locate": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-locate/-/p-locate-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "p-limit": "^2.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/p-try": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-try/-/p-try-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-R4nPAVTAU0B9D35/Gk3uJf/7XYbQcyohSKdvAxIRSNghFl4e71hVoGnBNQz9cWaXxO2I10KTC+3jMdvvoKw6dQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/package-json-from-dist": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/package-json-from-dist/-/package-json-from-dist-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -6273,6 +6357,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/inikulin/parse5?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/path-exists": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/path-is-absolute": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -6701,6 +6794,98 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/qrcode": {
+      "version": "1.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qrcode/-/qrcode-1.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1ca71Zgiu6ORjHqFBDpnSMTR2ReToX4l1Au1VFLyVeBTFavzQnv5JxMFr3ukHVKpSrSA2MCk0lNJSykjUfz7Zg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "dijkstrajs": "^1.0.1",
+        "pngjs": "^5.0.0",
+        "yargs": "^15.3.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "qrcode": "bin/qrcode"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.13.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/cliui": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cliui/-/cliui-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-t6wbgtoCXvAzst7QgXxJYqPt0usEfbgQdftEPbLL/cvv6HPE5VgvqCuAIDR0NgU52ds6rFwqrgakNLrHEjCbrQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "string-width": "^4.2.0",
+        "strip-ansi": "^6.0.0",
+        "wrap-ansi": "^6.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/pngjs": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pngjs/-/pngjs-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-40QW5YalBNfQo5yRYmiw7Yz6TKKVr3h6970B2YE+3fQpsWcrbj1PzJgxeJ19DRQjhMbKPIuMY8rFaXc8moolVw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.13.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
+      "version": "6.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-6.2.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-styles": "^4.0.0",
+        "string-width": "^4.1.0",
+        "strip-ansi": "^6.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/y18n": {
+      "version": "4.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JKhqTOwSrqNA1NY5lSztJ1GrBiUodLMmIZuLiDaMRJ+itFd+ABVE8XBjOvIWL+rSqNDC74LCSFmlb/U4UZ4hJQ==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/yargs": {
+      "version": "15.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-15.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aePbxDmcYW++PaqBsJ+HYUFwCdv4LVvdnhBy78E57PIor8/OVvhMrADFFEDh8DHDFRv/O9i3lPhsENjO7QX0+A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cliui": "^6.0.0",
+        "decamelize": "^1.2.0",
+        "find-up": "^4.1.0",
+        "get-caller-file": "^2.0.1",
+        "require-directory": "^2.1.1",
+        "require-main-filename": "^2.0.0",
+        "set-blocking": "^2.0.0",
+        "string-width": "^4.2.0",
+        "which-module": "^2.0.0",
+        "y18n": "^4.0.0",
+        "yargs-parser": "^18.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/qrcode/node_modules/yargs-parser": {
+      "version": "18.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o50j0JeToy/4K6OZcaQmW6lyXXKhq7csREXcDwk2omFPJEwUNOVtJKvmDr9EI1fAJZUyZcRF7kxGBWmRXudrCQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "camelcase": "^5.0.0",
+        "decamelize": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/queue-microtask": {
       "version": "1.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz",
@@ -6868,7 +7053,6 @@
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
@@ -6883,6 +7067,12 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/require-main-filename": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/resolve": {
       "version": "1.22.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve/-/resolve-1.22.11.tgz",
@@ -7238,6 +7428,12 @@
         "seroval": "^1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/set-blocking": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KiKBS8AnWGEyLzofFfmvKwpdPzqiy16LvQfK3yv/fVH7Bj13/wl3JSR1J+rfgRE9q7xUJK4qvgS8raSOeLUehw==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/set-cookie-parser": {
       "version": "2.7.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-cookie-parser/-/set-cookie-parser-2.7.2.tgz",
@@ -8436,6 +8632,12 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/which-module": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iBdZ57RDvnOR9AGBhML2vFZf7h8vmBjhoaZqODJBFWHVtKkDmKuHai3cx5PgVMrX5YDNp27AofYbAwctSS+vhQ==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8696,6 +8898,7 @@
         "github-markdown-css": "^5.8.1",
         "lucide-solid": "^0.300.0",
         "marked": "^12.0.0",
+        "qrcode": "^1.5.3",
         "shiki": "^3.13.0",
         "solid-js": "^1.8.0",
         "solid-toast": "^0.5.0"

packages/electron-app/electron/main/ipc.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ export function setupCliIPC(mainWindow: BrowserWindow, cliManager: CliProcessMan
 
   ipcMain.handle("cli:getStatus", async () => cliManager.getStatus())
 
+  ipcMain.handle("cli:restart", async () => {
+    const devMode = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development"
+    await cliManager.stop()
+    return cliManager.start({ dev: devMode })
+  })
+
   ipcMain.handle("dialog:open", async (_, request: DialogOpenRequest): Promise<DialogOpenResult> => {
     const properties: OpenDialogOptions["properties"] =
       request.mode === "directory" ? ["openDirectory", "createDirectory"] : ["openFile"]

packages/electron-app/electron/main/process-manager.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from "child_process"
 import { app } from "electron"
 import { createRequire } from "module"
 import { EventEmitter } from "events"
-import { existsSync } from "fs"
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "fs"
+import os from "os"
 import path from "path"
 import { buildUserShellCommand, getUserShellEnv, supportsUserShell } from "./user-shell"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ const nodeRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 
 
 type CliState = "starting" | "ready" | "error" | "stopped"
+type ListeningMode = "local" | "all"
 
 export interface CliStatus {
   state: CliState
@@ -34,6 +36,36 @@ interface CliEntryResolution {
   runnerPath?: string
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "~/.config/codenomad/config.json"
+
+function resolveConfigPath(configPath?: string): string {
+  const target = configPath && configPath.trim().length > 0 ? configPath : DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH
+  if (target.startsWith("~/")) {
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), target.slice(2))
+  }
+  return path.resolve(target)
+}
+
+function resolveHostForMode(mode: ListeningMode): string {
+  return mode === "local" ? "127.0.0.1" : "0.0.0.0"
+}
+
+function readListeningModeFromConfig(): ListeningMode {
+  try {
+    const configPath = resolveConfigPath(process.env.CLI_CONFIG)
+    if (!existsSync(configPath)) return "local"
+    const content = readFileSync(configPath, "utf-8")
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(content)
+    const mode = parsed?.preferences?.listeningMode
+    if (mode === "local" || mode === "all") {
+      return mode
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn("[cli] failed to read listening mode from config", error)
+  }
+  return "local"
+}
+
 export declare interface CliProcessManager {
   on(event: "status", listener: (status: CliStatus) => void): this
   on(event: "ready", listener: (status: CliStatus) => void): this
@@ -58,10 +90,12 @@ export class CliProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.updateStatus({ state: "starting", port: undefined, pid: undefined, url: undefined, error: undefined })
 
     const cliEntry = this.resolveCliEntry(options)
-    const args = this.buildCliArgs(options)
+    const listeningMode = this.resolveListeningMode()
+    const host = resolveHostForMode(listeningMode)
+    const args = this.buildCliArgs(options, host)
 
     console.info(
-      `[cli] launching CodeNomad CLI (${options.dev ? "dev" : "prod"}) using ${cliEntry.runner} at ${cliEntry.entry}`,
+      `[cli] launching CodeNomad CLI (${options.dev ? "dev" : "prod"}) using ${cliEntry.runner} at ${cliEntry.entry} (host=${host})`,
     )
 
     const env = supportsUserShell() ? getUserShellEnv() : { ...process.env }
@@ -158,6 +192,10 @@ export class CliProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
     return { ...this.status }
   }
 
+  private resolveListeningMode(): ListeningMode {
+    return readListeningModeFromConfig()
+  }
+
   private handleTimeout() {
     if (this.child) {
       this.child.kill("SIGKILL")
@@ -232,8 +270,8 @@ export class CliProcessManager extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit("status", this.status)
   }
 
-  private buildCliArgs(options: StartOptions): string[] {
+  private buildCliArgs(options: StartOptions, host: string): string[] {
-    const args = ["serve", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "0"]
+    const args = ["serve", "--host", host, "--port", "0"]
 
     if (options.dev) {
       args.push("--ui-dev-server", "http://localhost:3000", "--log-level", "debug")

packages/electron-app/electron/preload/index.cjs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const electronAPI = {
     return () => ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("cli:error")
   },
   getCliStatus: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("cli:getStatus"),
+  restartCli: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("cli:restart"),
   openDialog: (options) => ipcRenderer.invoke("dialog:open", options),
 }
 

packages/server/src/api-types.ts

@@ -180,15 +180,30 @@ export type WorkspaceEventPayload =
   | { type: "instance.event"; instanceId: string; event: InstanceStreamEvent }
   | { type: "instance.eventStatus"; instanceId: string; status: InstanceStreamStatus; reason?: string }
 
+export interface NetworkAddress {
+  ip: string
+  family: "ipv4" | "ipv6"
+  scope: "external" | "internal" | "loopback"
+  url: string
+}
+
 export interface ServerMeta {
   /** Base URL clients should target for REST calls (useful for Electron embedding). */
   httpBaseUrl: string
   /** SSE endpoint advertised to clients (`/api/events` by default). */
   eventsUrl: string
+  /** Host the server is bound to (e.g., 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0). */
+  host: string
+  /** Listening mode derived from host binding. */
+  listeningMode: "local" | "all"
+  /** Actual port in use after binding. */
+  port: number
   /** Display label for the host (e.g., hostname or friendly name). */
   hostLabel: string
   /** Absolute path of the filesystem root exposed to clients. */
   workspaceRoot: string
+  /** Reachable addresses for this server, external first. */
+  addresses: NetworkAddress[]
 }
 
 export type {

packages/server/src/config/schema.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const PreferencesSchema = z.object({
   diagnosticsExpansion: z.enum(["expanded", "collapsed"]).default("expanded"),
   showUsageMetrics: z.boolean().default(true),
   autoCleanupBlankSessions: z.boolean().default(true),
+  listeningMode: z.enum(["local", "all"]).default("local"),
 })
 
 const RecentFolderSchema = z.object({

packages/server/src/index.ts

@@ -141,8 +141,12 @@ async function main() {
   const serverMeta: ServerMeta = {
     httpBaseUrl: `http://${options.host}:${options.port}`,
     eventsUrl: `/api/events`,
+    host: options.host,
+    listeningMode: options.host === "0.0.0.0" ? "all" : "local",
+    port: options.port,
     hostLabel: options.host,
     workspaceRoot: options.rootDir,
+    addresses: [],
   }
 
   const server = createHttpServer({

packages/server/src/server/http-server.ts

@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ export function createHttpServer(deps: HttpServerDeps) {
       const serverUrl = `http://${displayHost}:${actualPort}`
 
       deps.serverMeta.httpBaseUrl = serverUrl
+      deps.serverMeta.host = deps.host
+      deps.serverMeta.port = actualPort
+      deps.serverMeta.listeningMode = deps.host === "0.0.0.0" ? "all" : "local"
       deps.logger.info({ port: actualPort, host: deps.host }, "HTTP server listening")
       console.log(`CodeNomad Server is ready at ${serverUrl}`)
 

packages/server/src/server/routes/meta.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,102 @@
 import { FastifyInstance } from "fastify"
-import { ServerMeta } from "../../api-types"
+import os from "os"
+import { NetworkAddress, ServerMeta } from "../../api-types"
 
 interface RouteDeps {
   serverMeta: ServerMeta
 }
 
 export function registerMetaRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, deps: RouteDeps) {
-  app.get("/api/meta", async () => deps.serverMeta)
+  app.get("/api/meta", async () => buildMetaResponse(deps.serverMeta))
+}
+
+function buildMetaResponse(meta: ServerMeta): ServerMeta {
+  const port = resolvePort(meta)
+  const addresses = port > 0 ? resolveAddresses(port, meta.host) : []
+
+  return {
+    ...meta,
+    port,
+    listeningMode: meta.host === "0.0.0.0" ? "all" : "local",
+    addresses,
+  }
+}
+
+function resolvePort(meta: ServerMeta): number {
+  if (Number.isInteger(meta.port) && meta.port > 0) {
+    return meta.port
+  }
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(meta.httpBaseUrl)
+    const port = Number(parsed.port)
+    return Number.isInteger(port) && port > 0 ? port : 0
+  } catch {
+    return 0
+  }
+}
+
+function resolveAddresses(port: number, host: string): NetworkAddress[] {
+  const interfaces = os.networkInterfaces()
+  const seen = new Set<string>()
+  const results: NetworkAddress[] = []
+
+  const addAddress = (ip: string, scope: NetworkAddress["scope"]) => {
+    if (!ip || ip === "0.0.0.0") return
+    const key = `ipv4-${ip}`
+    if (seen.has(key)) return
+    seen.add(key)
+    results.push({ ip, family: "ipv4", scope, url: `http://${ip}:${port}` })
+  }
+
+  const normalizeFamily = (value: string | number) => {
+    if (typeof value === "string") {
+      const lowered = value.toLowerCase()
+      if (lowered === "ipv4") {
+        return "ipv4" as const
+      }
+    }
+    if (value === 4) return "ipv4" as const
+    return null
+  }
+
+  // Enumerate system interfaces (IPv4 only)
+  for (const entries of Object.values(interfaces)) {
+    if (!entries) continue
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const family = normalizeFamily(entry.family)
+      if (!family) continue
+      if (!entry.address || entry.address === "0.0.0.0") continue
+      const scope: NetworkAddress["scope"] = entry.internal ? "loopback" : "external"
+      addAddress(entry.address, scope)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Always include loopback address
+  addAddress("127.0.0.1", "loopback")
+
+  // Include explicitly configured host if it was IPv4
+  if (isIPv4Address(host) && host !== "0.0.0.0") {
+    const isLoopback = host.startsWith("127.")
+    addAddress(host, isLoopback ? "loopback" : "external")
+  }
+
+  const scopeWeight: Record<NetworkAddress["scope"], number> = { external: 0, internal: 1, loopback: 2 }
+
+  return results.sort((a, b) => {
+    const scopeDelta = scopeWeight[a.scope] - scopeWeight[b.scope]
+    if (scopeDelta !== 0) return scopeDelta
+    return a.ip.localeCompare(b.ip)
+  })
+}
+
+function isIPv4Address(value: string | undefined): value is string {
+  if (!value) return false
+  const parts = value.split(".")
+  if (parts.length !== 4) return false
+  return parts.every((part) => {
+    if (part.length === 0 || part.length > 3) return false
+    if (!/^[0-9]+$/.test(part)) return false
+    const num = Number(part)
+    return Number.isInteger(num) && num >= 0 && num <= 255
+  })
 }

packages/tauri-app/Cargo.lock

@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ name = "codenomad-tauri"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "dirs 5.0.1",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
  "parking_lot",
@@ -608,13 +609,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "crypto-common",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "5.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44c45a9d03d6676652bcb5e724c7e988de1acad23a711b5217ab9cbecbec2225"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
+ "dirs-sys 0.5.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "520f05a5cbd335fae5a99ff7a6ab8627577660ee5cfd6a94a6a929b52ff0321c"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users 0.4.6",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -625,7 +647,7 @@ checksum = "e01a3366d27ee9890022452ee61b2b63a67e6f13f58900b651ff5665f0bb1fab"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "option-ext",
- "redox_users",
+ "redox_users 0.5.2",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
@@ -2804,6 +2826,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.10.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba009ff324d1fc1b900bd1fdb31564febe58a8ccc8a6fdbb93b543d33b13ca43"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.16",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -3530,7 +3563,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
  "cookie",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "dunce",
  "embed_plist",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
@@ -3580,7 +3613,7 @@ checksum = "87d6f8cafe6a75514ce5333f115b7b1866e8e68d9672bf4ca89fc0f35697ea9d"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_toml",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "glob",
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "json-patch",
@@ -4106,7 +4139,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3d5572781bee8e3f994d7467084e1b1fd7a93ce66bd480f8156ba89dee55a2b"
 dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-channel",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "libappindicator",
  "muda",
  "objc2 0.6.3",
@@ -4750,6 +4783,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.42.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.59.0"
@@ -4792,6 +4834,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-targets"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4849,6 +4906,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "597a5118570b68bc08d8d59125332c54f1ba9d9adeedeef5b99b02ba2b0698f8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4867,6 +4930,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e08e8864a60f06ef0d0ff4ba04124db8b0fb3be5776a5cd47641e942e58c4d43"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4885,6 +4954,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c61d927d8da41da96a81f029489353e68739737d3beca43145c8afec9a31a84f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4915,6 +4990,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "44d840b6ec649f480a41c8d80f9c65108b92d89345dd94027bfe06ac444d1060"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4933,6 +5014,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8de912b8b8feb55c064867cf047dda097f92d51efad5b491dfb98f6bbb70cb36"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4951,6 +5038,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "26d41b46a36d453748aedef1486d5c7a85db22e56aff34643984ea85514e94a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -4969,6 +5062,12 @@ version = "0.42.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9aec5da331524158c6d1a4ac0ab1541149c0b9505fde06423b02f5ef0106b9f0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -5031,7 +5130,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "block2 0.6.2",
  "cookie",
  "crossbeam-channel",
- "dirs",
+ "dirs 6.0.0",
  "dpi",
  "dunce",
  "gdkx11",

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ anyhow = "1"
 which = "4"
 libc = "0.2"
 tauri-plugin-dialog = "2"
+dirs = "5"

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+use dirs::home_dir;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use regex::Regex;
-use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::env;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
+use std::fs;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
@@ -41,6 +44,66 @@ fn navigate_main(app: &AppHandle, url: &str) {
     }
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "~/.config/codenomad/config.json";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct PreferencesConfig {
+    #[serde(rename = "listeningMode")]
+    listening_mode: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct AppConfig {
+    preferences: Option<PreferencesConfig>,
+}
+
+fn resolve_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    let raw = env::var("CLI_CONFIG")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH.to_string());
+    expand_home(&raw)
+}
+
+fn expand_home(path: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    if path.starts_with("~/") {
+        if let Some(home) = home_dir().or_else(|| env::var("HOME").ok().map(PathBuf::from)) {
+            return home.join(path.trim_start_matches("~/"));
+        }
+    }
+    PathBuf::from(path)
+}
+
+fn resolve_listening_mode() -> String {
+    let path = resolve_config_path();
+    if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(path) {
+        if let Ok(config) = serde_json::from_str::<AppConfig>(&content) {
+            if let Some(mode) = config
+                .preferences
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|prefs| prefs.listening_mode.as_ref())
+            {
+                if mode == "local" {
+                    return "local".to_string();
+                }
+                if mode == "all" {
+                    return "all".to_string();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    "local".to_string()
+}
+
+fn resolve_listening_host() -> String {
+    let mode = resolve_listening_mode();
+    if mode == "local" {
+        "127.0.0.1".to_string()
+    } else {
+        "0.0.0.0".to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum CliState {
@@ -178,11 +241,12 @@ impl CliProcessManager {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         log_line("resolving CLI entry");
         let resolution = CliEntry::resolve(&app, dev)?;
+        let host = resolve_listening_host();
         log_line(&format!(
-            "resolved CLI entry runner={:?} entry={}",
+            "resolved CLI entry runner={:?} entry={} host={}",
-            resolution.runner, resolution.entry
+            resolution.runner, resolution.entry, host
         ));
-        let args = resolution.build_args(dev);
+        let args = resolution.build_args(dev, &host);
         log_line(&format!("CLI args: {:?}", args));
         if dev {
             log_line("development mode: will prefer tsx + source if present");
@@ -480,11 +544,11 @@ impl CliEntry {
         ))
     }
 
-    fn build_args(&self, dev: bool) -> Vec<String> {
+    fn build_args(&self, dev: bool, host: &str) -> Vec<String> {
         let mut args = vec![
             "serve".to_string(),
             "--host".to_string(),
-            "0.0.0.0".to_string(),
+            host.to_string(),
             "--port".to_string(),
             "0".to_string(),
         ];

packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ fn cli_get_status(state: tauri::State<AppState>) -> CliStatus {
     state.manager.status()
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn cli_restart(app: AppHandle, state: tauri::State<AppState>) -> Result<CliStatus, String> {
+    let dev_mode = is_dev_mode();
+    state.manager.stop().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    state
+        .manager
+        .start(app, dev_mode)
+        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    Ok(state.manager.status())
+}
+
+fn is_dev_mode() -> bool {
+    cfg!(debug_assertions) || std::env::var("TAURI_DEV").is_ok()
+}
+
 fn main() {
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
@@ -25,7 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
         })
         .setup(|app| {
             build_menu(&app.handle())?;
-            let dev_mode = cfg!(debug_assertions) || std::env::var("TAURI_DEV").is_ok();
+            let dev_mode = is_dev_mode();
             let app_handle = app.handle().clone();
             let manager = app.state::<AppState>().manager.clone();
             std::thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -38,7 +53,7 @@ fn main() {
             });
             Ok(())
         })
-        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![cli_get_status])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![cli_get_status, cli_restart])
         .on_menu_event(|_app_handle, _event| {
             // No menu items defined currently
         })

packages/ui/package.json

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "github-markdown-css": "^5.8.1",
     "lucide-solid": "^0.300.0",
     "marked": "^12.0.0",
+    "qrcode": "^1.5.3",
     "shiki": "^3.13.0",
     "solid-js": "^1.8.0",
     "solid-toast": "^0.5.0"

packages/ui/src/App.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { showConfirmDialog } from "./stores/alerts"
 import InstanceTabs from "./components/instance-tabs"
 import InstanceDisconnectedModal from "./components/instance-disconnected-modal"
 import InstanceShell from "./components/instance/instance-shell"
+import { RemoteAccessOverlay } from "./components/remote-access-overlay"
 import { initMarkdown } from "./lib/markdown"
 import { useTheme } from "./lib/theme"
 import { useCommands } from "./lib/hooks/use-commands"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ const App: Component = () => {
   const [escapeInDebounce, setEscapeInDebounce] = createSignal(false)
   const [launchErrorBinary, setLaunchErrorBinary] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
   const [isAdvancedSettingsOpen, setIsAdvancedSettingsOpen] = createSignal(false)
+  const [remoteAccessOpen, setRemoteAccessOpen] = createSignal(false)
 
   createEffect(() => {
     void initMarkdown(isDark()).catch(console.error)
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ const App: Component = () => {
                 onSelect={setActiveInstanceId}
                 onClose={handleCloseInstance}
                 onNew={handleNewInstanceRequest}
+                onOpenRemoteAccess={() => setRemoteAccessOpen(true)}
               />
 
               <Show when={activeInstance()} keyed>
@@ -339,9 +342,12 @@ const App: Component = () => {
           </div>
         </Show>
  
+        <RemoteAccessOverlay open={remoteAccessOpen()} onClose={() => setRemoteAccessOpen(false)} />
+ 
         <AlertDialog />
  
         <Toaster
+
           position="top-right"
           gutter={16}
           toastOptions={{

packages/ui/src/components/instance-tabs.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, For, Show } from "solid-js"
 import type { Instance } from "../types/instance"
 import InstanceTab from "./instance-tab"
 import KeyboardHint from "./keyboard-hint"
-import { Plus } from "lucide-solid"
+import { Plus, Share2 } from "lucide-solid"
 import { keyboardRegistry } from "../lib/keyboard-registry"
 
 interface InstanceTabsProps {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface InstanceTabsProps {
   onSelect: (instanceId: string) => void
   onClose: (instanceId: string) => void
   onNew: () => void
+  onOpenRemoteAccess?: () => void
 }
 
 const InstanceTabs: Component<InstanceTabsProps> = (props) => {
@@ -37,6 +38,16 @@ const InstanceTabs: Component<InstanceTabsProps> = (props) => {
             >
               <Plus class="w-4 h-4" />
             </button>
+            <Show when={Boolean(props.onOpenRemoteAccess)}>
+              <button
+                class="new-tab-button"
+                onClick={() => props.onOpenRemoteAccess?.()}
+                title="Remote access"
+                aria-label="Remote access"
+              >
+                <Share2 class="w-4 h-4" />
+              </button>
+            </Show>
           </div>
           <Show when={Array.from(props.instances.entries()).length > 1}>
             <div class="flex-shrink-0 ml-auto pl-4">

packages/ui/src/components/remote-access-overlay.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+import { Dialog } from "@kobalte/core/dialog"
+import { Switch } from "@kobalte/core/switch"
+import { For, Show, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal } from "solid-js"
+import { toDataURL } from "qrcode"
+import { ExternalLink, Link2, Loader2, RefreshCw, Shield, Wifi } from "lucide-solid"
+import type { NetworkAddress, ServerMeta } from "../../../server/src/api-types"
+import { serverApi } from "../lib/api-client"
+import { restartCli } from "../lib/native/cli"
+import { preferences, setListeningMode } from "../stores/preferences"
+import { showConfirmDialog } from "../stores/alerts"
+
+interface RemoteAccessOverlayProps {
+  open: boolean
+  onClose: () => void
+}
+
+export function RemoteAccessOverlay(props: RemoteAccessOverlayProps) {
+  const [meta, setMeta] = createSignal<ServerMeta | null>(null)
+  const [loading, setLoading] = createSignal(false)
+  const [qrCodes, setQrCodes] = createSignal<Record<string, string>>({})
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = createSignal<Set<string>>(new Set())
+  const [error, setError] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
+
+  const addresses = createMemo<NetworkAddress[]>(() => meta()?.addresses ?? [])
+  const currentMode = createMemo(() => meta()?.listeningMode ?? preferences().listeningMode)
+  const allowExternalConnections = createMemo(() => currentMode() === "all")
+
+  const refreshMeta = async () => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const result = await serverApi.fetchServerMeta()
+      setMeta(result)
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  createEffect(() => {
+    if (props.open) {
+      void refreshMeta()
+    }
+  })
+
+  const toggleExpanded = async (url: string) => {
+    const next = new Set(expanded())
+    if (next.has(url)) {
+      next.delete(url)
+      setExpanded(next)
+      return
+    }
+    next.add(url)
+    setExpanded(next)
+    if (!qrCodes()[url]) {
+      try {
+        const dataUrl = await toDataURL(url, { margin: 1, scale: 4 })
+        setQrCodes((prev) => ({ ...prev, [url]: dataUrl }))
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to generate QR code", err)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleAllowConnectionsChange = async (checked: boolean) => {
+    const allow = Boolean(checked)
+    const targetMode: "local" | "all" = allow ? "all" : "local"
+    if (targetMode === currentMode()) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const confirmed = await showConfirmDialog("Restart to apply listening mode? This will stop all running instances.", {
+      title: allow ? "Open to other devices" : "Limit to this device",
+      variant: "warning",
+      confirmLabel: "Restart now",
+      cancelLabel: "Cancel",
+    })
+
+    if (!confirmed) {
+      // Switch will revert automatically since `checked` is derived from store state
+      return
+    }
+
+    setListeningMode(targetMode)
+    const restarted = await restartCli()
+    if (!restarted) {
+      setError("Unable to restart automatically. Please restart the app to apply the change.")
+    } else {
+      setMeta((prev) => (prev ? { ...prev, listeningMode: targetMode } : prev))
+    }
+
+    void refreshMeta()
+  }
+
+  const handleOpenUrl = (url: string) => {
+    try {
+      window.open(url, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer")
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to open URL", err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog
+      open={props.open}
+      modal
+      onOpenChange={(nextOpen) => {
+        if (!nextOpen) {
+          props.onClose()
+        }
+      }}
+    >
+      <Dialog.Portal>
+        <Dialog.Overlay class="modal-overlay remote-overlay-backdrop" />
+        <div class="remote-overlay">
+          <Dialog.Content class="modal-surface remote-panel" tabIndex={-1}>
+            <header class="remote-header">
+              <div>
+                <p class="remote-eyebrow">Remote access</p>
+                <h2 class="remote-title">Share this CodeNomad server</h2>
+                <p class="remote-subtitle">Choose who can connect and share ready-to-open links or QR codes.</p>
+              </div>
+              <button type="button" class="remote-close" onClick={props.onClose} aria-label="Close remote access">
+                Close
+              </button>
+            </header>
+
+            <div class="remote-body">
+              <section class="remote-section">
+                <div class="remote-section-heading">
+                  <div class="remote-section-title">
+                    <Shield class="remote-icon" />
+                    <div>
+                      <p class="remote-label">Listening mode</p>
+                      <p class="remote-help">Toggle whether other devices on your network can reach this server.</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <button class="remote-refresh" type="button" onClick={() => void refreshMeta()} disabled={loading()}>
+                    <RefreshCw class={`remote-icon ${loading() ? "remote-spin" : ""}`} />
+                    Refresh
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+
+                <Switch
+                  class="remote-toggle"
+                  checked={allowExternalConnections()}
+                  onChange={(nextChecked) => {
+                    void handleAllowConnectionsChange(nextChecked)
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Switch.Input />
+                  <Switch.Control class="remote-toggle-switch" data-checked={allowExternalConnections()}>
+                    <span class="remote-toggle-state">{allowExternalConnections() ? "On" : "Off"}</span>
+                    <Switch.Thumb class="remote-toggle-thumb" />
+                  </Switch.Control>
+                  <div class="remote-toggle-copy">
+                    <span class="remote-toggle-title">Allow connections from other IPs</span>
+                    <span class="remote-toggle-caption">
+                      {allowExternalConnections() ? "Binding to 0.0.0.0" : "Binding to 127.0.0.1"}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </Switch>
+                <p class="remote-toggle-note">
+                  Changing this requires a restart and temporarily stops all active instances. Share the addresses below once the
+                  server restarts.
+                </p>
+              </section>
+
+              <section class="remote-section">
+                <div class="remote-section-heading">
+                  <div class="remote-section-title">
+                    <Wifi class="remote-icon" />
+                    <div>
+                      <p class="remote-label">Reachable addresses</p>
+                      <p class="remote-help">Use these URLs to connect from this or other devices.</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <Show when={!loading()} fallback={<div class="remote-card">Loading addresses…</div>}>
+                  <Show when={!error()} fallback={<div class="remote-error">{error()}</div>}>
+                    <Show when={addresses().length > 0} fallback={<div class="remote-card">No addresses available yet.</div>}>
+                      <div class="remote-address-list">
+                        <For each={addresses()}>
+                          {(address) => {
+                            const expandedState = () => expanded().has(address.url)
+                            const qr = () => qrCodes()[address.url]
+                            return (
+                              <div class="remote-address">
+                                <div class="remote-address-main">
+                                  <div>
+                                    <p class="remote-address-url">{address.url}</p>
+                                    <p class="remote-address-meta">
+                                      {address.family.toUpperCase()} • {address.scope === "external" ? "Network" : address.scope === "loopback" ? "Loopback" : "Internal"} • {address.ip}
+                                    </p>
+                                  </div>
+                                  <div class="remote-actions">
+                                    <button class="remote-pill" type="button" onClick={() => handleOpenUrl(address.url)}>
+                                      <ExternalLink class="remote-icon" />
+                                      Open
+                                    </button>
+                                    <button
+                                      class="remote-pill"
+                                      type="button"
+                                      onClick={() => void toggleExpanded(address.url)}
+                                      aria-expanded={expandedState()}
+                                    >
+                                      <Link2 class="remote-icon" />
+                                      {expandedState() ? "Hide QR" : "Show QR"}
+                                    </button>
+                                  </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <Show when={expandedState()}>
+                                  <div class="remote-qr">
+                                    <Show when={qr()} fallback={<Loader2 class="remote-icon remote-spin" aria-hidden="true" />}>
+                                      {(dataUrl) => <img src={dataUrl()} alt={`QR for ${address.url}`} class="remote-qr-img" />}
+                                    </Show>
+                                  </div>
+                                </Show>
+                              </div>
+                            )
+                          }}
+                        </For>
+                      </div>
+                    </Show>
+                  </Show>
+                </Show>
+              </section>
+            </div>
+          </Dialog.Content>
+        </div>
+      </Dialog.Portal>
+    </Dialog>
+  )
+}

packages/ui/src/lib/native/cli.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { runtimeEnv } from "../runtime-env"
+
+export async function restartCli(): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    if (runtimeEnv.host === "electron") {
+      const api = (window as typeof window & { electronAPI?: { restartCli?: () => Promise<unknown> } }).electronAPI
+      if (api?.restartCli) {
+        await api.restartCli()
+        return true
+      }
+      return false
+    }
+
+    if (runtimeEnv.host === "tauri") {
+      const tauri = (window as typeof window & { __TAURI__?: { invoke?: <T = unknown>(cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<T> } }).__TAURI__
+      if (tauri?.invoke) {
+        await tauri.invoke("cli_restart")
+        return true
+      }
+      return false
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to restart CLI", error)
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return false
+}

packages/ui/src/lib/server-meta.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { serverApi } from "./api-client"
 let cachedMeta: ServerMeta | null = null
 let pendingMeta: Promise<ServerMeta> | null = null
 
-export async function getServerMeta(): Promise<ServerMeta> {
+export async function getServerMeta(forceRefresh = false): Promise<ServerMeta> {
-  if (cachedMeta) {
+  if (cachedMeta && !forceRefresh) {
     return cachedMeta
   }
   if (pendingMeta) {

packages/ui/src/stores/preferences.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface AgentModelSelections {
 export type DiffViewMode = "split" | "unified"
 export type ExpansionPreference = "expanded" | "collapsed"
 
+export type ListeningMode = "local" | "all"
+
 export interface Preferences {
   showThinkingBlocks: boolean
   thinkingBlocksExpansion: ExpansionPreference
@@ -37,10 +39,13 @@ export interface Preferences {
   toolOutputExpansion: ExpansionPreference
   diagnosticsExpansion: ExpansionPreference
   showUsageMetrics: boolean
-  autoCleanupBlankSessions?: boolean
+  autoCleanupBlankSessions: boolean
+  listeningMode: ListeningMode
 }
 
+
 export interface OpenCodeBinary {
+
   path: string
   version?: string
   lastUsed: number
@@ -66,8 +71,10 @@ const defaultPreferences: Preferences = {
   diagnosticsExpansion: "expanded",
   showUsageMetrics: true,
   autoCleanupBlankSessions: true,
+  listeningMode: "local",
 }
 
+
 function deepEqual(a: unknown, b: unknown): boolean {
   if (a === b) return true
   if (typeof a === "object" && a !== null && typeof b === "object" && b !== null) {
@@ -101,10 +108,12 @@ function normalizePreferences(pref?: Partial<Preferences> & { agentModelSelectio
     diagnosticsExpansion: sanitized.diagnosticsExpansion ?? defaultPreferences.diagnosticsExpansion,
     showUsageMetrics: sanitized.showUsageMetrics ?? defaultPreferences.showUsageMetrics,
     autoCleanupBlankSessions: sanitized.autoCleanupBlankSessions ?? defaultPreferences.autoCleanupBlankSessions,
+    listeningMode: sanitized.listeningMode ?? defaultPreferences.listeningMode,
   }
 }
 
 const [internalConfig, setInternalConfig] = createSignal<ConfigData>(buildFallbackConfig())
+
 const config = createMemo<DeepReadonly<ConfigData>>(() => internalConfig())
 const [isConfigLoaded, setIsConfigLoaded] = createSignal(false)
 const preferences = createMemo<Preferences>(() => internalConfig().preferences)
@@ -260,6 +269,11 @@ function updatePreferences(updates: Partial<Preferences>): void {
   })
 }
 
+function setListeningMode(mode: ListeningMode): void {
+  if (preferences().listeningMode === mode) return
+  updatePreferences({ listeningMode: mode })
+}
+
 function setDiffViewMode(mode: DiffViewMode): void {
   if (preferences().diffViewMode === mode) return
   updatePreferences({ diffViewMode: mode })
@@ -399,6 +413,7 @@ interface ConfigContextValue {
   setToolOutputExpansion: typeof setToolOutputExpansion
   setDiagnosticsExpansion: typeof setDiagnosticsExpansion
   setThinkingBlocksExpansion: typeof setThinkingBlocksExpansion
+  setListeningMode: typeof setListeningMode
   addRecentFolder: typeof addRecentFolder
   removeRecentFolder: typeof removeRecentFolder
   addOpenCodeBinary: typeof addOpenCodeBinary
@@ -432,6 +447,7 @@ const configContextValue: ConfigContextValue = {
   setToolOutputExpansion,
   setDiagnosticsExpansion,
   setThinkingBlocksExpansion,
+  setListeningMode,
   addRecentFolder,
   removeRecentFolder,
   addOpenCodeBinary,
@@ -502,8 +518,11 @@ export {
   setToolOutputExpansion,
   setDiagnosticsExpansion,
   setThinkingBlocksExpansion,
+  setListeningMode,
   themePreference,
   setThemePreference,
   recordWorkspaceLaunch,
  }
  
+
+

packages/ui/src/styles/components/remote-access.css

@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+.remote-overlay {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 41;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 24px;
+}
+
+.modal-overlay.remote-overlay-backdrop {
+  background: var(--overlay-scrim);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+  z-index: 40;
+}
+
+.remote-panel {
+  width: min(960px, 100%);
+  max-height: 90vh;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.remote-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 20px 24px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+}
+
+.remote-eyebrow {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-subtle);
+  margin: 0 0 4px;
+}
+
+.remote-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 20px;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-subtitle {
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.remote-close {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  background: var(--surface-secondary);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.remote-body {
+  padding: 16px 24px 24px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 16px;
+}
+
+.remote-section {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: var(--surface-secondary);
+  padding: 16px;
+}
+
+.remote-section-heading {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.remote-section-title {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.remote-icon {
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+}
+
+.remote-label {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.remote-help {
+  margin: 2px 0 0;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+.remote-refresh {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  background: var(--surface-primary);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.remote-toggle {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  background: var(--surface-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-switch {
+  width: 58px;
+  height: 28px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--surface-secondary);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0 8px 0 6px;
+  transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-state {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-thumb {
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: var(--surface-primary);
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+  transform: translateX(0);
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-switch[data-checked="true"] {
+  background: var(--accent-primary);
+  border-color: var(--accent-primary);
+  color: var(--surface-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-switch[data-checked="true"] .remote-toggle-thumb {
+  transform: translateX(20px);
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-copy {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-title {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-caption {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.remote-toggle-note {
+  margin: 12px 0 0;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.remote-address-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.remote-address {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  background: var(--surface-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-address-main {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.remote-address-url {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-address-meta {
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.remote-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.remote-pill {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-base);
+  background: var(--surface-secondary);
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.remote-qr {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 12px;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--border-base);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  background: var(--surface-secondary);
+}
+
+.remote-qr-img {
+  width: 160px;
+  height: 160px;
+  image-rendering: pixelated;
+}
+
+.remote-card {
+  border: 1px dashed var(--border-base);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.remote-error {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-critical, #e65c5c);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--border-critical, #e65c5c) 10%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.remote-spin {
+  animation: remote-spin 1s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes remote-spin {
+  from {
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}

packages/ui/src/styles/controls.css

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 @import "./components/selector.css";
 @import "./components/env-vars.css";
 @import "./components/directory-browser.css";
+@import "./components/remote-access.css";

packages/ui/src/types/qrcode.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+declare module "qrcode" {
+  export function toDataURL(text: string, opts?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>
+}