Shinphony docs
Everything about using your computer's terminal from iPhone and iPad: sessions, notifications and the tools around them. Prefer step-by-step walkthroughs? See the guides.
Get started
- IntroductionWhat Shinphony is: an SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad that picks up tmux, herdr-core and Rex sessions and follows coding agents on the Lock Screen.
- InstallRequirements for Shinphony on iPhone and iPad, and what you need on the computer you connect to.
- Your first connectionAdd a server, choose a password or SSH key, verify the host key and open a terminal.
Sessions
- Workspaces and sessionsHow Shinphony workspaces relate to the herdr-core, tmux, Rex, zellij and screen sessions on your server.
- herdr-coreInstall hc on your Mac or Linux host, connect from iPhone, and attach to an existing terminal in Shinphony. Includes detach, reconnect and troubleshooting.
- tmuxAttach to tmux sessions from Shinphony, scroll and select text, and keep work running while your phone sleeps.
- RexOpen Superlogical Rex sessions from Shinphony.
Notifications
- One-line computer setupInstall the Shinphony host helper on your Mac, Linux or Windows computer with one command, pair by scanning the code, and check the signed hashes before anything runs.
- Shinphony HookSet up Shinphony Hook on your Mac, Linux or Windows SSH host for task notifications: installation, status checks, updates and privacy.
- Task notificationsSet up free task notifications and Live Activities, with host and agent requirements and navigation limits.
- Live ActivitiesFollow a computer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while your coding agent works.
Features
- Voice inputDictate prompts into the terminal with Apple speech recognition, or a cloud engine with Pro.
- FilesBrowse, upload and download files over SFTP, and send screenshots to your agent.
- Web previewOpen your development site on the phone through the SSH connection, without exposing its port.
- Git workspaceStatus, diffs, history and staging for the repository you are working in (Pro).
Help
- TroubleshootingFixes for sessions that do not appear, notifications that do not arrive and Live Activities that do not update.
- Pricing and ProWhat is free, what Pro adds, the 14-day trial and restoring purchases.
- Privacy and securityWhat stays on your devices, what passes through the notification relay, and how keys are protected.