Walkie-Claudie lets an Android phone speak to a computer’s coding assistant
Walkie-Claudie turns speech on an Android phone into text for Claude Code, a coding assistant running on a computer, and reads the answer aloud. Someone inspecting a project at a workbench could ask about its code without returning to the keyboard. This independent project needs a running computer and a working network connection.
How do the phone and computer communicate?
The phone sends the recognized text directly to a connecting program on the computer. That program passes it to Claude Code and returns the reply for the phone to read. The devices can communicate on a local network; remote access needs a route such as a virtual private network connecting them.
What needs checking before use?
Hackaday covered the project on 24 October. The builder’s guide says the computer side has only been checked on Linux, an operating system that manages a computer; Windows and macOS remain untested. This is not an official Anthropic product. Voice input does not eliminate speech-recognition mistakes or errors in generated code; program changes still need review.
The default connection does not conceal the text, so others on a shared network may be able to read it. The guide suggests Tailscale to encrypt the connection and hide its contents.