Live, not screenshots
Your iPhone streams to the Mac at up to 60 fps, decoded by the Mac's own media engine. You watch every step the agent takes
60fps
Give your agent
a real iPhone
Cotrieve puts your iPhone on your Mac, live. Claude Code, Codex and any MCP agent can see the screen, tap, swipe and type, on your own phone
Real runs on an iPhone 17 Pro, recorded by Cotrieve and sped up. The narration is the assistant's own
Works with
Claude CodeCodexCursorany MCP client
What it does
Everything your thumbs can do, at agent speed
A live picture of your phone, and everything an agent needs to act on it. Built on the same pipeline as Xcode's Device Hub
Every gesture
Taps, long presses, swipes, drags, typing in any language, Home and the App Switcher. iOS sees them as a real finger
Sees what's on screen
An agent's screenshot takes about a tenth of a second. It reads the screen, finds the button and taps it
0.09sStarts from the lock screen
Save your passcode in the Mac's Keychain and the agent can wake and unlock the phone itself, only if you allow it
An assistant built in
Ask for something in the window beside the phone. Claude does it while you watch, and you take over with a touch
A real Mac app
Menus, shortcuts, a menu bar item and a proper Settings window. Close the window and your agents keep their phone
Why not iPhone Mirroring?
Your agent gets the phone, and you keep it
You could point Codex at the iPhone Mirroring window. Here's what changes with Cotrieve
| What matters | iPhone Mirroring, driven by computer use | Cotrieve |
|---|---|---|
| Reliable | The agent clicks pixels in a mirrored window, and the connection pauses when it sits idle | Taps, swipes and typing go straight to the phone through Xcode's own device pipeline. The agent reads the screen in a tenth of a second |
| You can watch it | The phone stays locked and only says it's in use. Pick it up and mirroring stops | Watch every step live on your iPhone and on your Mac, and take over with a touch |
| Unlocks by itself | It can't unlock your iPhone | Wakes and unlocks your iPhone from the lock screen, if you allow it |
What people say
Their agents have an iPhone now
Connect your agent
One click, and your agent has a phone
Cotrieve adds itself to Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, each with its own key. Anything else that speaks MCP gets an address and a key to paste
- Claude Code, with Cotrieve's skills
- Codex, with its own key header
- Cursor, in its MCP servers
- Revoke any one without touching the others
Set up in minutes
Three steps to your first run
Pair your iPhone
With Xcode 27 on your Mac, turn on Developer Mode and pair the iPhone once: a cable, or Pair Nearby Device over the same Wi-Fi
Open Cotrieve and sign in
With an email link, Google or Apple, no password. Your phone appears in the window, live; setup checks each step and says what is missing
Connect your agent
One click in Settings › Agents. Then ask it to do something on your phone
What people ask
Anything you'd do with your thumbs
Your agent works in your own apps, signed in as you, on your own phone
Yours alone
Your Mac, your phone, your call
Runs on your Mac
No cloud phone, no rented device, no relay. The picture and every tap stay between your Mac and your iPhone
Passcode in your Keychain
Saving it is your choice and it never leaves the Mac. You decide whether agents may unlock: always, ask each time, or never
Payments stay with you
Agents stop at the payment sheet. Face ID and passwords are yours to give
FAQ
Questions, answered
What do I need?
A Mac with Apple silicon on macOS 26.6 or later, with Xcode 27 installed, and an iPhone on iOS 27 or later with Developer Mode on, paired to that Mac (a cable once, or Pair Nearby Device over Wi-Fi). Any Apple ID. The iPhone and the Mac on the same Wi-Fi, or a cable. Tested on iPhone 17 Pro. Still on macOS 26? You don't need macOS 27: Software Update also offers macOS 26.7.1, which is enough. After any macOS update, open Xcode once so it can finish setting up
Which agents work with it?
Claude Code, Codex and Cursor connect in one click. Any client that speaks MCP over Streamable HTTP works with the address and key from Settings › Agents
Does my phone's screen leave my Mac?
No. Cotrieve runs on your Mac. An agent sees a screenshot when it asks for one, like anything else you show its model
Can it pay for things?
It stops at the payment sheet. Confirming a payment, with Face ID or a password, is always yours
Are the runs above real?
Yes. Each one is the recording Cotrieve made of an iPhone 17 Pro while its assistant did the task, sped up. The narration is the assistant's own words from that run
How much is it?
Cotrieve is free for 7 days. Then $8.99 a month, $59.99 a year, or $149.99 once for Lifetime. See pricing