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@AlexFinn claims his productivity increased 1000x by using Codex remote features…

2026-08-02 · 21:43 UTC ·@AlexFinn ·1 min read

Brief

Alex Finn describes a workflow that centralizes coding on one always-on Mac Studio ("Mac Studio 1") and uses Codex remote control plus Tailscale to let iPads, iPhones and other Macs always remote into it. He instructs enabling Codex Settings > Connections > "Control this Mac" on the host and "Control other devices" elsewhere, and names OpenClaw and Hermes as agents that can hop machines; he claims this yields a 1000x productivity boost.

Why it matters

@AlexFinn claims his productivity increased 1000x by using Codex remote features and centralizing all development on one always-on Mac Studio ("Mac Studio 1") that other devices always remote into.

Key details

  • Setup steps he gives: pick a desktop (Mac Mini or Mac Studio) and prevent sleep; in Codex on that machine enable Settings > Connections > "Control this Mac"; on every other device enable "Control other devices".
  • He advises installing Tailscale on every device to build a private network so agents (he names OpenClaw and Hermes) can jump between machines and make changes, and stresses never doing local work—always remote-controlling the single main dev machine from anywhere.
Source evidence

You need to set up this Codex system I have

Been taking advantage of their new remote features and my productivity has 1000x'd

I have one device (Mac Studio 1) as my main dev machine. That's where all code is written

Then all my other devices (iPad, iPhone, other Mac Studios) ALWAYS remote into that Mac Studio 1 to do their work

I never do local work on any of them. They're always remotely controlling the Mac Studio

No matter which device I'm on, no matter where I am in the world (could be at the grocery store, in bed, Japan, on the toilet, by the pool, on the road using FSD) I have code written in one place

Made coding big projects SO much easier

Here's what I'd do if I were you

Choose one device you have (preferably a desktop device like Mac Mini or Mac Studio that is always on)

Make this your main dev device. Make sure it never turns off and never goes to sleep

Go into Codex app then settings on that device. Go to connections > control this Mac. Turn that on

Then go into every other device you have, mobile, desktop, whatever, and go into Codex settings and enable control other devices

Also download Tailscale on every device. This will allow you to create a private network that will allow your other agents (OpenClaw or Hermes) to jump between computers and make changes when necessary

You now have a super powered AI private network where you can code or get work done from any device anywhere in the world

Promise this 1000x's your productivity