October 7, 2026
Building mobile OpenCode without reading the code: the team requests changes through Slack
Team members change the app through prompts in Slack and get images and videos of the results.
dax
@thdxr
We'll release a TestFlight build tomorrow, but working on this thing has turned out to be a surprisingly beautiful experience. None of us has looked inside this repository. None of us can even run the app locally. We write prompts in Slack and get images and videos of the app in response. I use it every day. I notice a few issues and fix some of them. The next day, I see that someone has fixed the rest. Sometimes someone adds a controversial feature. Soon, someone else removes it. The person who added it quietly takes the hint. Sometimes it gets added back and removed several times until we find a compromise. And all of this happens without us talking to one another. We communicate only by using the app and making changes. It feels like we've entered some kind of meditative flow state together. I've watched the app grow from a clunky prototype into something I really enjoy using.
the opencode mobile app supports video playback with no extra setup needed
· 23.1K views
No one on the team has looked inside the mobile OpenCode repository. Team members cannot run the app locally either.
Changes driven by use. The team took the app from a clunky prototype to something they use every day. Members spot issues in the app and request changes through Slack. They fix some problems themselves, then discover the next day that colleagues have fixed the rest.
Disagreements without discussion. Someone adds a controversial feature, and someone else soon removes it. Sometimes members restore and revert a change several times before finding a compromise. They reach agreement through changes to the app itself, without talking to one another.
Mobile OpenCode also plays video without any additional setup.
A test build is promised for release on TestFlight on Oct 8, 2026.
Source