Capability map

Everything it does. And the edges it keeps.

A compact reference for the product as it ships today. Dependencies sit beside the features that need them; limits get the same weight as capabilities.

Pairing, hosts, and access

Pair by QR or manual code, then manage each device from either surface.

Short-lived, single-use pairing code
Phone pins the stable Mac public key
Mac stores only a hash of the bearer token
Several Macs in one filterable project list
Immediate device revocation and live-stream drop
Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode app lock

Projects

A project points to one local git repository on one Mac.

Node, Rust, Go, Flutter, Python, and Ruby detection
Workspace-aware monorepo package roots
Editable setup, run, and archive scripts
Command buttons with working directories and ports
Per-project agent and notification defaults
Guarded detach with a preservation receipt

Workspaces

Each unit of work owns a worktree, branch, snapshotted base, processes, and git state.

Chat-first, terminal-first, or GitHub issue-backed
Several chats and terminals in one tab strip
Persisted drafts, unread state, and closed transcripts
Merge & Close or confirmed Discard & Close
Failed merges preserve the worktree and branch

preparingThe setup script is running

activeNormal work and review

needs attentionSetup failed; inspect or retry

needs mergeClose hit a conflict; worktree preserved

closedMerged or explicitly discarded; history readable

Agents

Claude Code, Codex, and Grok use one normalized control surface.

Ready, needs login, and not installed states
Model catalog advertised by each backend
Backend-specific reasoning effort rungs
Plan mode or Work mode
Attach files, mention paths, and pin context
Stop, steer, context meter, and compaction where supported

Model, effort, Plan and Work controls sourced from the selected backend

Review

The Mac renders live file and diff views from the workspace you are actually changing.

Combined and per-file diffs
Fork-point and last-commit anchors
Whole files, commit history, and commit-scoped diffs
Mac-rendered syntax highlighting in both palettes
Markdown preview and source mode
Span selection with a note for the agent
Stale-safe single-file revert

Host-rendered diff with selected lines and an Ask agent note

Execution

Commands, tracked processes, and interactive terminals stay attached to the workspace.

Command buttons grouped by purpose
Ad-hoc commands and a real PTY
Completed, stopped, and crashed outcomes
Replayable ANSI output after reconnect
Allocated port for the project run script
Open the live app over your tailnet

Git and GitHub

Local git is built in. Issues, pull requests, and PR review require a GitHub remote and the gh CLI signed in on the Mac.

Update from base with abort or agent-assisted conflict handling
Editable drafted commit messages
Push with remote and ahead or behind state
Issue-backed workspaces and editable trailers
Editable PR title, body, base, and draft flag
Automated PR review from a disposable worktree
Host-owned posting with repaired anchors and duplicate guards

Recipes and automations

Reusable prompts live in files; scheduled work uses five-field cron in the Mac’s timezone.

Global and repository-scoped Markdown recipes
Content-hash trust on first use
Edited files require approval again
Unapproved overrides fall back to the built-in
Command, command-button, or recipe schedules
Catch-up, manual run, and durable run history
Fresh worktrees for work-producing runs

New automation sheet scheduling a shell command with kind, repeat, and catch-up controls

Staying informed

Activity separates what needs you, what is running, and what happened recently.

Cross-host and multi-project filters
Opt-in push per device and project
Daily quiet hours in the phone’s timezone
Generic lock-screen copy
Closed-vocabulary payloads with opaque routing ids
Authoritative state read from the Mac after opening

What PRCHD deliberately doesn’t do

The boundaries are part of the product, not a backlog disguised as fine print.

No multi-user or team collaboration
No hosted repositories, cloud dev environment, or PRCHD compute
No Windows, Linux, or Intel Mac host
No offline queue for new work while a Mac is unreachable
No speech service; voice input is keyboard dictation
No per-tool approval prompts; choose Plan or Work first
No phone merge editor for close-time conflicts
No public preview tunnel
No currency estimator; context and tokens only
No event-triggered automation; schedules use cron

Read the security mechanisms →Check the requirements →

Put the whole loop on your phone.

Start with the Mac host, then pair the phone over your tailnet.

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