Skip the paid lid-closed agent setup: Tmux + Tailscale + SSH works for free
Billy-Fong-2007 · reddit · 2026-09-30
After seeing an ad for a paid product that lets you run agent sessions with your laptop lid closed, the author shares a free alternative — noting that a lid-closed laptop in a bag is a heat-trapping recipe.
- Mac: run opencode inside a tmux session (use /session to switch between agent sessions); install Tailscale for cross-network SSH
- iPhone/iPad: Tailscale + Termius, SSH into the Mac and reattach the tmux session
- Mac can be swapped for a cloud VM
- Tip: avoid Mosh, it breaks opencode's scrolling and colors
Useful for checking agent progress or light prompting on the go.
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