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In-app Preview

Tap Preview and CodeAgent detects, boots, and serves your dev server over a secure tunnel.

01 · DETECTDetected
Your linked agent
  • Framework, command, port
02 · RESOLVEReady
Dependencies
  • Install + backing services
03 · SPAWNStarting
Dev server + tunnel
  • Readiness check passed
04 · PUBLIC URLReady
Live preview
  • Rendered in-app, or a QR for Expo

No more manual port-forwarding or exposing your machine to the internet. Tap Preview on any paired session and your own linked agent figures out how to start the project — framework, run command, and port — in a quick automatic scan of the repo. From there, CodeAgent resolves dependencies, brings up the dev server, and serves it back to your phone or the web dashboard over a secure tunnel.

The Preview button — a purple play icon — in the session header
This is the Preview button — the purple play icon in the session header. Tap it to start.
Agent-detected startup

Your linked agent (Claude Code, Codex, …) scans the repo to work out the framework, command, and port — no config to write by hand.

Dependencies resolved

Missing packages are installed automatically, so a fresh clone or a first-time preview just works.

Secure tunnel, no exposure

The dev server is published through a tunnel — nothing on your machine is opened to the internet directly.

CodeAgent stays out of the way

CodeAgent only passes along status updates — your code and the running app never pass through it.

  1. 1
    Open a paired session

    Works on local, Codespace, and self-hosted sessions alike.

  2. 2
    Tap Preview

    CodeAgent detects how to start the project — or reuses a remembered setup on repeat runs.

  3. 3
    Dependencies + dev server come up

    Missing packages install, then the dev server spawns and is checked for readiness.

  4. 4
    View the running app

    The public URL renders right in the mobile app or web dashboard — Expo projects show a QR code instead.

TIP

Preview works across all three execution planes — local, Codespace, and self-hosted — the same tap-to-preview flow either way.

FAQ

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