Guide · 1B Terminal
1B Terminal user guide
Everything the app does, explained step by step: from your first connection to working with AI agents from your phone. Names in bold are exactly what you see in the app.
Written for 1B Terminal 1.2 with real screenshots of the app and example data.
Chapters
Read them in order or jump to what you need. Each chapter stands on its own.
- Chapter 1
Getting started
Add a server, choose a password or a key, generate or import keys and check the fingerprint.
- Chapter 2
tmux and sessions
Attach to tmux on connect, switch or create sessions and reconnect without losing your work.
- Chapter 3
Agents and alerts
Alerts when the agent needs you, replying from the notification, Prompt mode and dictation.
- Chapter 4
Files (SFTP)
Browse, download and upload over the same connection, and send a screenshot to the agent.
- Chapter 5
Port forwarding
Open the server's development site on your phone, with rules per session or saved in the host.
- Chapter 6
Snippets and keys
Save commands as snippets, add the AI agent ones and choose your keys bar.
- Chapter 7
Security
Lock with fingerprint or PIN, the server's clipboard, long texts, jump host and other addresses.
- Chapter 8
Physical keyboard
Bluetooth or USB keyboards: Ctrl, Alt, function keys, Shift+Enter and Ctrl+Shift+V.
- Chapter 9
Common problems
What each error message means and how to fix it.
Common tasks
- Connect to a server for the first time
- Log in with a key instead of a password
- Keep an agent running when the connection drops
- Get a notification when the agent needs you
- Send a screenshot to the agent
- Open the agent's development server on your phone
- Protect the app with your fingerprint
- Fix “The server rejected the key”
Guide
Get your agent's alerts on your phone
A step-by-step guide for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and tmux, with the exact settings from each tool's official documentation.