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Agents that run while you don't

Guides and field notes on running Claude Code agents on your own Mac: scheduling, dispatch from your phone, and the plugins that do the work.

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Background Agents Compared: Cloud VMs vs Your Own Mac

Cursor, Codex, Devin and Jules all run your background agent in a fresh cloud VM. Here's what that actually costs per run, the work it structurally can't reach, and when your own Mac is the better runner.

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Claude Code Plugins Worth Scheduling — And Which Aren't

Every "best plugins" list assumes you're at the keyboard. Scheduling needs a different filter: three questions that decide what earns a 2am slot, and what should never run while you're asleep.

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Claude Code Scheduled Tasks: Cloud, Desktop, or Your Mac?

/loop, Desktop scheduled tasks, cloud Routines, or a launchd scheduler on your own Mac: how each one behaves overnight, where it breaks, and how I choose.

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