Hamel Husain: stop babysitting your laptop, run coding agents via SSH or Codex remote
HamelHusain · x · 2026-10-03
Echoing complaints about having to "keep the laptop open" for coding agents, ML engineer Hamel Husain calls the practice insanity. His fix is simple: SSH into an always-on machine, or use Codex's remote feature with a Mac mini.
He argues once you've been stuck in "can't close my laptop" mode more than 3 times, it's time to change the setup, and links to how.
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