How Theo Manages 7 Claude and 3 Codex Accounts Across 12+ Machines with CLIProxyAPI
seanwbren · x · 2026-11-15
seanwbren highlights two reasons to use Theo's (t3dotcodes) desktop setup:
- Compact-before-idle setting: idle Claude threads over 200k tokens get compacted just before the prompt cache expires, saving lots of tokens.
- Multi-account aggregation: connect multiple Claude/Codex subscriptions in one app instead of switching between 3 Claude subs with separate thread contexts.
Theo's gist explains the architecture: one home box runs CLIProxyAPI, signs in all 7 Claude and 3 Codex accounts, keeps auth fresh, and exposes a single API endpoint that 12+ other machines reach over Tailscale.
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