# How to connect the Zero assistant to an AI agent on your computer

Source: https://0xr.space/m/how/connect-the-zero-assistant-to-an-ai-agent-on-your-computer  
Published 2026-10-10, updated 2026-10-20, by ZeroXR, the maker of Model Explorer (https://0xr.space/).

On the computer, install 0-agent with curl -fsSL https://0xr.space/install.sh | sh and run 0-agent. It prints a pairing link and a QR code. Open 0xr.space on your phone, press Scan and point it at the QR: the chip reads Pair with computer, press Pair, and the line says Paired with your computer. Heavy tasks now run through claude. Zero then hands long jobs, research and code to the agent on your machine, and Settings shows it under Remote agent.

0-agent runs the agent you already have, Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI, so that needs to be installed and signed in. The link between them goes through an end-to-end encrypted relay. The installer works on Linux and macOS and needs no sudo; on Windows, run it from a checkout with Node 22. Pairing is refused inside VR, where the dock says That code pairs a computer. Use it on the page.

## Steps

1. On the computer, run curl -fsSL https://0xr.space/install.sh | sh, then 0-agent.
2. Open 0xr.space on your phone or another computer and press Scan.
3. Point the camera at the QR code 0-agent shows and press Pair, or open the link it prints in the browser.
4. Open Settings, check Remote agent says it is paired, and pick the project tasks should run in.

## Questions

### Which agents does it work with?

Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI, run by 0-agent on your own computer.

### Can the agent touch any folder?

No. Tasks run only in projects 0-agent lists, or in an empty sandbox folder.

### Does the pairing last?

Yes. 0-agent keeps it across restarts. Scanning its code on a new device moves the pairing there; 0-agent --repair starts again.

### Why does Scan in VR refuse the code?

Pairing is done on the page. Leave the room, open 0xr.space and press Scan there.

## Related guides

- [How to talk to a voice assistant about a 3D model](https://0xr.space/m/how/talk-to-a-voice-assistant-about-a-3d-model)
- [How to ask an AI to explain the parts of a 3D model in VR](https://0xr.space/m/how/ask-ai-to-explain-the-parts-of-a-3d-model-in-vr)
- [How the Zero free preview works, and how to add your own Gemini key](https://0xr.space/m/how/zero-assistant-free-preview-and-your-own-gemini-key)
- [How to fix microphone permission for the Zero voice assistant](https://0xr.space/m/how/fix-microphone-permission-for-the-voice-assistant)