PockoBots
Until now, autonomous AI coding agents have assumed you are sitting in front of a desktop computer with a high-end laptop, or paying $30–$100 every month for a cloud execution sandbox. PockoBots changes this assumption entirely.
Your smartphone is already a powerful computer with 8–12 GB of RAM, an octa-core CPU, fast UFS flash storage, and a battery that runs all day. PockoBots turns that device into a self-contained software engineering workstation.
Why an AI Coding Agent on Your Phone?
Inspiration and urgent technical tasks happen when you are away from your desk: commuting, traveling, on a walk, or having coffee. With PockoBots, you can message your bot like a colleague on Slack:
- "Clone this repo, investigate why the test suite is failing, and show me the git diff."
- "Build me a responsive dashboard with HTML, Tailwind, and Alpine.js, spin up a local preview server, and open it in Chrome."
- "Monitor my server API every hour and ring my phone with an alert if latency spikes."
No Termux or Container Setup Required
Traditional mobile command-line setups require tedious manual configurations, Termux repositories, and fragile scripts. PockoBots is packaged as a unified Android APK with its own rootless runtime containing Node.js 22, Python 3, Git, and package managers. It automatically extracts itself on first launch.
Built-in Capabilities for Mobile Development
| Feature | How PockoBots Delivers It on Android |
|---|---|
| Direct Chrome Previews | Bots start local HTTP servers (e.g., Vite, Next.js, Python SimpleHTTP) and open them directly in Google Chrome with a persistent floating bot island overlay. |
| Interactive Terminal & PTY | A real pseudoterminal attached to the bot's workspace directory with full support for interactive CLI commands, Ctrl-C, nano, and npm scripts. |
| External Webhooks Mode | External applications running on the phone (such as computer vision models or Python scripts) can webhook any bot to trigger tasks or ring full-screen emergency calls. |
| Artemis Mobile Use | Autonomous screen-reading and UI interaction for operating Android apps, checking websites, and managing mobile workflows. |
| BYOK Privacy | Your project files and code stay on your device. Only prompt instructions and tool observations reach your chosen model provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, MiniMax). |
Get Started with the v0.1 Beta
PockoBots is 100% free and open-source. Install the standalone APK on any Android 8+ phone (Android 11+ recommended for screen observations):
Notice: This is a v0.1 beta release and may have issues. Android background battery optimization and process limits apply.