Full YOLO, but on a disposable VM

Run Codex and Claude Code in YOLO mode on a disposable VM over Tailscale. Indie dev who fixes prod bugs from a phone.

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what to steal

Run with approvals off only on a machine you can wipe.

Our takeaway from the source, not a quote.

Drawn from this card's sourced fields. Amber = older model named by the source. Rose = cut or replaced.

domenic-vm-tailscale-yolo.toml

# Run Codex and Claude Code in YOLO mode on a disposable VM over Tailscale
# source: https://domenic.me/agentic-coding-setup/

[rig]
who     = "Indie dev who fixes prod bugs from a phone"
author  = "Domenic Denicola"
date    = "2026-07-23"

harness = ["Codex", "Claude Code"]
models  = ["ChatGPT 5.6 Sol (mentioned)", "Claude Fable 5 (mentioned)"]

[keep]
  - Disposable Ubuntu Server VM on home desktop
  - Tailscale (SSH, HTTPS certs)
  - Codex approval_policy=never, sandbox danger-full-access
  - Claude bypassPermissions
  - gh CLI
  - Worktrees via desktop apps
  - Portless (tportless wrapper) in AGENTS.md
  - chezmoi dotfiles incl. AGENTS.md + skills
[cut]
  - tmux over SSH
  - Approval prompts

⚠ ChatGPT 5.6 Sol, Claude Fable 5: older model(s), named by the source on 2026-07-23. See current models.

thing	status	why (per source)
tmux over SSH	replaced	ChatGPT desktop app remote sessions
Approval prompts	removed	Blast radius limited to a disposable VM

Source: https://domenic.me/agentic-coding-setup/ · checked 2026-10-14

Laptop as control room, home PC as the engine

steal → Run agents on an always-on box behind one model gateway; reach it with zero open ports.

Claude CodeCodexPi Any model behind 9Rout

by Nadim Tuhin

~/rigs/merlin-claude-manager-codex-….toml𝕏 · 2026-10-14

Claude manages, Codex grinds

steal → Use one model to plan architecture and another to churn through build steps.

Claude CodeCodex Claude Fable as manageGPT-6 Astra on Codex

by @Merlin412188240

~/rigs/stefancrncic-t3-three-machin….toml𝕏 · 2026-10-13

Five harnesses, three machines, one orchestrator

steal → Install several harnesses on worker machines and drive them from one place.

Claude CodeCodexCursor

by Stefan (@stefancrncic)