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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "amontlabs-lcu--run-unattended-computer-use-on-a-vm",
 "repo": "amontlabs/lcu",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/amontlabs/lcu",
 "repo_slug": "amontlabs-lcu",
 "title": "Run unattended computer use on a disposable VM or CI machine",
 "page_title": "How to run unattended computer use on a disposable VM or CI machine with Lcu",
 "summary": "Set LCU approval to auto on a sandbox machine so the agent can run without a person at the keyboard.",
 "who": "A DevOps engineer or tester who runs agent-driven GUI checks on a VM or CI runner where no one can answer approval prompts.",
 "problem": "Interactive approval prompts block unattended jobs, so GUI test runs stall when no one is present.",
 "outcome": "The agent runs GUI steps on the disposable machine without prompts, and per-app approval still applies to every app it touches.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the official ChatGPT desktop app and your harness on the disposable VM or runner.",
  "Run `~/.local/share/lcu/current/bin/lcu setup --approval auto`. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Run `lcu apps` to confirm which apps are always allowed on this machine.",
  "Run the agent job, then review the results and any screenshots it saved.",
  "Run `lcu cross-turn off` if you turned on cross-turn computer use for this job."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the amontlabs/lcu repo, configure LCU for unattended use on this disposable machine with `lcu setup --approval auto`. Run `lcu apps` and report the list of always-allowed apps. Verify that the list contains only apps the job needs.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The auto approval mode only pre-allows LCU's two model tools in the harness, and per-app approval stays in force.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "The official ChatGPT desktop app installed locally",
  "Your agent harness installed (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Pi, or another supported adapter)",
  "macOS on Apple Silicon, or Linux ARM64 or x86-64 with an active X11 desktop and D-Bus",
  "Accessibility and screen-recording permissions on macOS, approved during first use"
 ],
 "risk": "dual-use",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "remote-script",
   "notice": "Setup runs a downloaded installer and unattended approval lets the agent act without a person present, so use it only on disposable machines."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.7,
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