onSense: Camera for PC AI
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About this app
onSense gives your PC AI agents real-world eyes.
It's a local bridge that lets Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, or any
MCP-capable AI use your Android phone's camera, recent photos, sensors, and
files — through a PC-side MCP bridge you install with one command. No cloud
relay, no ADB, no developer-run servers. Everything stays on your local Wi-Fi.
Point your phone at a circuit board, a device panel, a paper document, or a
product label, and ask your PC AI "what do you see on my phone?". The frame
is delivered straight to your agent.
WHAT IT DOES
• Live camera frames → your PC AI, on request
• Reference modes: share a live view, a captured photo, or any file
• Recent photos and selected images
• Basic sensors (battery, light, motion)
• Two-way file & clipboard bridge between phone and PC (move files, no cable)
• QR pairing — no accounts, no sign-in
PRIVACY & SECURITY, BY DESIGN
• No developer cloud. Your phone talks only to your own paired PC.
• Camera runs only when you start sharing, with a persistent notification.
• Every access is shown in an on-device activity log.
• Requests are HMAC-signed and payloads are AES-256-GCM encrypted.
• You control the connection and can stop sharing at any time.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Install the free PC bridge: uvx onsense pair
2. Scan the QR shown on your PC with the app
3. Ask your AI client (Claude, Codex, or any MCP client) to look through your phone
REQUIREMENTS
• Your Android phone and PC must be on the same local network.
• The free onSense PC bridge (PyPI) must be installed separately.
• Whatever AI client receives the images/data handles them under its own policy.
onSense is for developers and power users who want to give a PC AI agent a
safe, local, real-world input device — not a consumer AI camera.
It's a local bridge that lets Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, or any
MCP-capable AI use your Android phone's camera, recent photos, sensors, and
files — through a PC-side MCP bridge you install with one command. No cloud
relay, no ADB, no developer-run servers. Everything stays on your local Wi-Fi.
Point your phone at a circuit board, a device panel, a paper document, or a
product label, and ask your PC AI "what do you see on my phone?". The frame
is delivered straight to your agent.
WHAT IT DOES
• Live camera frames → your PC AI, on request
• Reference modes: share a live view, a captured photo, or any file
• Recent photos and selected images
• Basic sensors (battery, light, motion)
• Two-way file & clipboard bridge between phone and PC (move files, no cable)
• QR pairing — no accounts, no sign-in
PRIVACY & SECURITY, BY DESIGN
• No developer cloud. Your phone talks only to your own paired PC.
• Camera runs only when you start sharing, with a persistent notification.
• Every access is shown in an on-device activity log.
• Requests are HMAC-signed and payloads are AES-256-GCM encrypted.
• You control the connection and can stop sharing at any time.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Install the free PC bridge: uvx onsense pair
2. Scan the QR shown on your PC with the app
3. Ask your AI client (Claude, Codex, or any MCP client) to look through your phone
REQUIREMENTS
• Your Android phone and PC must be on the same local network.
• The free onSense PC bridge (PyPI) must be installed separately.
• Whatever AI client receives the images/data handles them under its own policy.
onSense is for developers and power users who want to give a PC AI agent a
safe, local, real-world input device — not a consumer AI camera.
Camera, files & sensors for Claude, Codex & any MCP AI. Local, no cloud.
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
- No data shared with third partiesLearn more about how developers declare sharing
- No data collectedLearn more about how developers declare collection
What’s new
onSense free release. Use your phone's camera, sensors, recent photos, and a two-way file/clipboard bridge with your PC — all free, local Wi-Fi only, no cloud. Access log and encryption keep it private. Stability and battery improvements.
