Amp + Codex CLI: turning a Mac Mini into a remote computer-use worker, full prompt included
iannuttall · x · 2026-09-25
Developer iannuttall shares a complete workflow for remotely controlling his Mac Mini from Amp agents. Finding Amp's built-in computer use slow and clumsy with passwords and Chrome login state, he had Amp build its own solution:
- A persistent Amp runner on the Mini via a user LaunchAgent (amp --no-tui --runner-id ...)
- A dedicated Herdr session with a shell pane serving as the communication channel for the GUI worker
- A personal skill, "delegating-computer-use", that lets agents in Orbs farm browser and desktop tasks to Codex CLI running codex --yolo on the Mini (model: GPT-6 Luna High)
- Each task gets a fresh Codex instance; for passwords, 2FA or captchas he intervenes via Jump Desktop on desktop or phone, then lets Codex continue
He has already used it to set up Google/GitHub OAuth apps and change Cloudflare DNS records. The post includes the full setup prompt and SKILL.md, making this an immediately reproducible "Amp orchestrates, Codex executes" computer-use architecture.
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