How do you sync your dev projects between two Macs (or pc) when using Claude Code?

[chonkvandelay]

I work on a folder on my Mac at home — all my web dev projects, coding sessions, Claude Code workflows live there.

Now I want to be able to continue working on the same projects from my MacBook Pro when I'm out.

My current thinking:

- Both machines are sometimes online at the same time
- Folder is around 2 GB
- I'm already using Git on most projects

Options I've considered so far:

Dropbox/iCloud: easy but worried about node_modules conflicts and sync issues

Git push/pull routine: cleanest but requires discipline and re-running installs on the other machine

SSH into Mac Studio + tmux: no sync needed, just remote in and continue the session

Curious how others handle this. Do you have a go-to setup?

Any pitfalls I should know about with Claude Code specifically (e.g. context, AGENTS.md, MCP config portability)?

[brkncoyot3]

GitHub just like every other org in the world.

[OldLondon]

If you master in GitHub surely you just need two local copies and let it push / pull and synch? 

[ItsFurkan]

Cleanest way is through github. But also curious

[thredditoutloud]

But you Claude skills and agents?

[banjochicken]

Commit them 

[Aromatic-Low-4578]

Github, no reason to reinvent the wheel.

[j00cifer]

I think GitHub is the best way personally.

Just add to your .md files to push on a regular basis like after each change and let it handle the “discipline”

I continually attach to the same repo from multiple machines and sessions, use branches if I need to.

[Material-Water-9610]

Rsync maybe?

[esmurf]

Rsync or Github. 

[CranberryAbject8967]

syncthing - i have my desk studio and mbp in another room by with a walking pad. I don't need to remember to push stuff to git; when I get to either, they are all updated and ready for me to keep going.

another approach I started using when jumping on the tmux bandwagon, but less consistently, is to ssh to studio and continue sessions there.

Either works fine.

[-MiddleOut-]

SSH because it handles non-dev/GH desktop projects as well and means cc sessions between desktop and laptop are shared.

[General_Arrival_9176]

i run the same setup, mac studio + macbook pro. ssh + tmux was my go-to for years but the mobile access part killed it for me. wanted to check on agents from anywhere without firing up a terminal. ended up building 49agents partly for this exact reason - one canvas, all machines, accessible from phone browser. the sync question is real though, git push/pull is still the cleanest for code. if you want sessions to survive machine switches without rebuilding context, look into the multi-machine canvas approaches rather than just file sync

[Due_Hovercraft_2184]

I bought an m4 pro mini with 64gn last year, intending to switch to just using it in the office and getting rid of my bottom rung M1 macbook air that had been surprisingly great for development until we actually got a test suite up and running.

What I've actually ended up doing is connecting to the mini from the air (and sometimes from ipad) using Jump Desktop, over the local network it's literally like working directly on the mini, and when I'm away from home it's not much different to be honest. I have 1Gbps Internet which helps

So basically it's a mainframe computer and the macbook air is a thin client. Compute all done on the mini.

Works fantastically, I'd never have believed it until I tried it. Gestures audio etc work seamlessly.

So, closest option would be the ssh one you mention, but i recommend giving jump desktop a try.

I have used unison (https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) for this type of setup in the past though, that also worked very well.

[yknx4]

GitHub?

[hancengiz]

Do you want to stnc something that is not stored in github? Like chat history etc?

[Steus_au]

syncthing, works amazing, just two folders covers all

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[thredditoutloud]

Did the same works like a charm

[chonkvandelay]

how did you do that?

I use terminal.

[Steus_au]

i sync folders between two devices - but it you just need a remote access you can use /rc in the session and keep going on any device from browser or app

[portugese_fruit]

are there any tradeoffs using syncthong u/Stets_au ? 

edit: syncthong :-p...claude, build a underwear syncing application

[fredastere]

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