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How to let a cloud agent read files on your Mac with set limits with Cloudroom Gui

Give a cloud agent access to your Mac at the level you choose: Off, Read-only, Ask first, or Full.

Authorization notice. Cloudroom Gui is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Credentials. Any file the agent can reach on your Mac may include keys or tokens, so keep Read-only or Ask first on folders that hold secrets.

Who it is forA developer whose cloud agent needs a local file, config, or project folder that exists only on the Mac.

The problemCloud agents cannot see files on a Mac by default, so the developer has to copy them up by hand.

The outcomeThe cloud agent can reach the Mac at the access level the developer picked, with no broader access than that.

What you need first

  • An Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 13 or later, or the Linux x64 alpha from the Releases page
  • Your own Claude Code, Codex, or Pi subscription
  • A Cloud invite from the waitlist, for any cloud-based step
  • Download the app from https://www.cloudroom.dev/download

Steps

  1. Open Cloudroom and go to the Mac access setting for your cloud thread.
  2. Choose Read-only if the agent only needs to read files.
  3. Start the cloud thread and ask it to read the file you need.
  4. Check that the agent reports the file contents and makes no changes.
  5. Switch to Off when the task is done.

Prompt for your agent

In the Cloudroom app from the cloudroom-gui repo, set Mac access to Read-only for a cloud thread and ask it to read <file path on the Mac>. Expected output: the file contents reported back, with no edits. Verify that the Mac access level shows Read-only during the run.

Caveat. The README lists four access levels but does not say what each level allows in detail, so test with a harmless file first.

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