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Remote-first daemon approach #11

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@Blankeos

Goal: Use crabcode w/ a more seamless handoff + be useful anywhere

  • Following opencode v2, always start a remote server.
  • Make it seamless to just be like "I'm at a cafe, I gotta go, the agent is still running, just type /remote (use nosleep), keep prompting/checking on my phone" (big personal usecase).
  • Make it seamless to just be like "Get a mac mini / vps, install crabcode, do /remote` access anywhere via TUI or Browser (w/ tailscale ofc)".

Future usecases I don't know how to solve yet:

  • End to end from issues -> PRs. "I create issues on github -> starts working -> makes PRs" (maybe github actions or a webhook to use crabcode via print mode)
  • Agent as a coworker usecase. "I type on Slack/Discord, it replies, starts working, makes PRs" (idk maybe Hermes/OpenClaw + use crabcode via print mode is better here)

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  1. Blankeos commented on Aug 4, 2026

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    or actually.. just use crabcode with https://getmoshi.app/guides/herdr, no need to develop this (maybe)

  2. Blankeos commented on Aug 13, 2026

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    Also currently exploring forking https://t3.codes, minimally. And adding crabcode support there via the fork.

    From what I tested, you only need to actually update the Connector CLI/Server/Process, then anyone can use crabcode, even my phone!

  3. Blankeos commented on Aug 27, 2026

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    Also experimented with http://herdr.dev, it works great.

    I made a little companion CLI to use it with herdr: https://github.com/blankeos/herdr-serve so I can use it remotely.

    It fits pretty much all the remote usecases but just have to accept a slightly jank TUI experience on mobile. But it gets the job done which is great!

    This is my recommended path, at least until I get time to make it work more like opencode2 (if ever). opencode2 is great but the scope is a little too big rearchitect crabcode like that right now.

    More alternatives:

    • https://www.codync.dev seems promising and supports custom ACP natively - so we might be able to get crabcode as a Grok Bot product - this is if you want to get into that "pstack/bot/kitchen-style ai development workflow"
    • https://github.com/zeronsh/zeron - seems promising as a control plane (more of a nicer UX alternative to my herdr + herdr-serve method) - but I found it doesn't support custom ACP natively.
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