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How to keep an install link alive after an AI agent exits with Remote Installer

Run a bounded share as a launchd background worker so the link survives the agent's session.

Short answer: Install the tool with brew install icodesign/tap/remote-installer; then run npx --yes @icodesign/remote-installer share MyApp.ipa --background --expire-after 30m --json and note the printed share ID; check the share with remote-installer status. All steps.

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

Remote script. A background worker keeps serving the build after the agent's turn ends, so the agent must always set a bounded expiry and the human must check the share status.

Who it is forA developer using a coding agent on a Mac who needs the agent to hand back a working install URL and then finish its turn.

The problemWhen an agent command ends, a normal foreground share closes, so the install link stops working before the phone can use it.

The outcomeThe agent returns a JSON session with an install URL, the share keeps running under launchd, and the developer can check or stop it later.

What you need first

  • A macOS computer (the Homebrew and npm builds support macOS arm64 and x86_64)
  • A signed .ipa, signed device .app, or signed standalone .apk build
  • For iOS, the target iPhone's UDID already included in the provisioning profile
  • A tunnel provider: Cloudflare Quick Tunnels, Tailscale Serve, or Tailscale Funnel

Steps

  1. Install the tool with brew install icodesign/tap/remote-installer.
  2. Run npx --yes @icodesign/remote-installer share MyApp.ipa --background --expire-after 30m --json and note the printed share ID. (inferred, check the README)
  3. Check the share with remote-installer status.
  4. Read the output with remote-installer logs if the phone cannot connect.
  5. Stop the share with remote-installer stop once installation is done.

Prompt for your agent

Use the repo icodesign/remote-installer to run `npx --yes @icodesign/remote-installer share <path-to-ipa> --background --expire-after 30m --json` and return the install URL and share ID. Verify the response includes a bounded expiry before ending the turn.

Caveat. The --background mode is macOS only and requires a bounded expiry, and the README says the share lifecycle does not survive plain & or nohup.

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