johnlindquist

Claude Tunnel Expert — Development skill for Claude Code

Development community

Connect to a remote Builder as an Expert consultant via Claude CLI.

How to install Claude Tunnel Expert

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open johnlindquist/claude-tunnel-expert and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Claude Tunnel Expert does

Connect to a remote Builder as an Expert consultant via Claude CLI.

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README

Claude Tunnel Expert

Connect to a remote Builder's machine as an Expert consultant. Guide them through code changes without direct file access.

Prerequisites

Quick Start

# Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/johnlindquist/claude-tunnel-expert.git
cd claude-tunnel-expert

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Connect to the Builder's tunnel
bun run tunnel-expert.ts 

Replace `` with the URL shared by your Builder (e.g., `https://abc123.loca.lt`).

Example

bun run tunnel-expert.ts https://gentle-dolphin-42.loca.lt

How It Works

  1. Your Builder runs the tunnel server on their machine (sharing a URL with you)
  2. You run this script with their tunnel URL
  3. You type instructions, and Claude (Expert) provides guidance
  4. The Builder's Claude executes the changes on their machine
  5. You see the results streamed back in real-time

Commands

Command Description
/read Request to see a file from the Builder's machine
/help Show available commands
quit Exit the session

What You Can Do

  • Provide architectural guidance
  • Request to see specific files
  • Suggest code changes for the Builder to implement
  • Review the Builder's work and suggest improvements
  • Help troubleshoot issues

You guide. The Builder executes.