Dots Agents Too Locked Down, Reddit User Says, Detailing Workarounds for Full PC Control
ozone6587 · reddit · 2026-11-08
A Reddit user compares Dots, Muse, and Hermes agents: Muse and Hermes can be configured to control their own servers — using local browsers, MCP servers, Obsidian, and other Windows apps — while Dots is severely limited: it can only control already-open apps, gets denied terminal access, and cannot reach Linux servers or launch new programs.
The poster's only workaround idea is building a broad-permission Windows app (with terminal access) that the user approves once, letting the agent operate the whole PC through it; they also ask whether a Mac would allow full control. The thread highlights the common sandbox-vs-full-control tension in desktop agent products.
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