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 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "parthjadhav-spaceo--let-agent-use-mac-apps-in-background",
 "repo": "ParthJadhav/SpaceO",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO",
 "repo_slug": "parthjadhav-spaceo",
 "title": "Let an agent use Mac apps while you keep working",
 "page_title": "How to let an agent use Mac apps while you keep working with SpaceO",
 "summary": "Give agents their own headless display so they operate apps without moving your cursor.",
 "who": "A developer whose computer-use agent keeps stealing focus mid-task.",
 "problem": "Desktop agents and humans cannot share one screen and cursor.",
 "outcome": "Agents working in real apps on a virtual display while you use your Mac normally.",
 "steps": [
  "Install with `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO/main/install.sh | bash`",
  "Run `spaceo setup --client claude-code` (or codex, cursor, claude-desktop)",
  "Ask your agent to do a task in a supported app",
  "Keep working on your physical display"
 ],
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 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Managed Electron apps such as Cursor and VS Code are refused as targets because they can take desktop focus.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "swift",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS",
  "An MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Claude Desktop"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "remote-script",
   "notice": "The one-line install runs a script from GitHub; the README says it verifies the signed, notarized release."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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