--- title: Run Snowflake CoCo Anywhere: Secure Remote Access with... description: Snowflake CoCo CLI's experimental server mode enables browser-based remote access to the Cortex Code AI assistant from any machine. Enabling it requires... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/run-snowflake-coco-anywhere-secure-remote-access-with-server-mode-lznhbescc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Run Snowflake CoCo Anywhere: Secure Remote Access with Server Mode | daily.dev og:description: Snowflake CoCo CLI's experimental server mode enables browser-based remote access to the Cortex Code AI assistant from any machine. Enabling it requires... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/run-snowflake-coco-anywhere-secure-remote-access-with-server-mode-lznhbescc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lzNhbEScC.png og:image:alt: Run Snowflake CoCo Anywhere: Secure Remote Access with Server Mode og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Run Snowflake CoCo Anywhere: Secure Remote Access with Server Mode **[Snowflake Community](https://daily.dev/sources/snowflake_comm)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Snowflake CoCo CLI's experimental server mode enables browser-based remote access to the Cortex Code AI assistant from any machine. Enabling it requires setting the CORTEX_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES environment variable with webServer:true, then starting the server with cortex --ui. By default it serves on localhost:4242, with configurable host, port, and allowed origins. The browser UI supports file/image management, multi-session chat, Agent Teams monitoring, skill browsing, Git worktree management, and scheduled task configuration — making it suitable for long-running workflows and remote development setups. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I enable server mode in Snowflake CoCo CLI? Enable server mode by setting the CORTEX_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES environment variable to '{"webServer":true}', or adding that key to your settings.json under the env block. Then start the Cortex server with cortex --ui. The browser UI is served on localhost port 4242 by default, and the exact URL is printed in the console on startup. _Developers running Snowflake Cortex Code in remote environments track experimental feature updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What environment variables configure the Snowflake CoCo UI host and port? Three environment variables control the CoCo browser UI: CORTEX_UI_HOST sets the bind address (default 127.0.0.1), CORTEX_UI_PORT sets the port (default 4242), and CORTEX_UI_ALLOWED_ORIGINS restricts which origins can connect. All three can also be set inside the env block of settings.json alongside the webServer experimental feature flag. _Teams deploying CoCo in shared server environments keep up with Snowflake Cortex tooling changes on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The CoCo Plugin for Claude Code is Here: Snowflake Power, Right Where You Code](https://daily.dev/posts/the-coco-plugin-for-claude-code-is-here-snowflake-power-right-where-you-code-ez1wi9tgs) · Snowflake Community · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Governed AI for Every Builder: Enterprise Controls in Snowflake CoCo](https://daily.dev/posts/governed-ai-for-every-builder-enterprise-controls-in-snowflake-coco-uk5mcnnud) · Snowflake · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Snowflake CoCo and CoWork: Governed Context for Agentic AI](https://daily.dev/posts/snowflake-coco-and-cowork-governed-context-for-agentic-ai-uapc0ap69) · Decube · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Snowflake CoCo Architecture: A Complete Guide to Tools, Plugins, Agents, MCP Servers, Profiles, Hooks, and Skills](https://daily.dev/posts/snowflake-coco-architecture-a-complete-guide-to-tools-plugins-agents-mcp-servers-profiles-hook-0gzkduyn4) · Snowflake Community · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#remote-work](https://daily.dev/tags/remote-work), [#snowflake](https://daily.dev/tags/snowflake) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/run-snowflake-coco-anywhere-secure-remote-access-with-server-mode-lznhbescc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Run Snowflake CoCo Anywhere: Secure Remote Access with Server Mode","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/run-snowflake-coco-anywhere-secure-remote-access-with-server-mode-lznhbescc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/run-snowflake-coco-anywhere-secure-remote-access-with-server-mode-lznhbescc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-07T14:28:36.710Z","dateModified":"2026-08-07T14:49:49.175Z","description":"Snowflake CoCo CLI's experimental server mode enables browser-based remote access to the Cortex Code AI assistant from any machine. 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