# AI use cases for SpaceO (ParthJadhav/SpaceO)

Repo: [ParthJadhav/SpaceO](https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO) | Use cases: 3 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/

SpaceO is a macOS tool that runs AI agent apps on separate headless virtual displays so agents can operate real native apps and Chromium browsers while you keep your own screen, cursor and focus.

This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL.

- Let an agent use Mac apps while you keep working: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/let-agent-use-mac-apps-in-background/
- Watch, pause or take over an agent's session: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/watch-and-take-over-agent-sessions/
- Script isolated display sessions from the terminal: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/script-isolated-agent-sessions/

## How to let an agent use Mac apps while you keep working with SpaceO

Repo: [ParthJadhav/SpaceO](https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Give agents their own headless display so they operate apps without moving your cursor.

**Who it is for:** A developer whose computer-use agent keeps stealing focus mid-task.

**The problem:** Desktop agents and humans cannot share one screen and cursor.

**The outcome:** Agents working in real apps on a virtual display while you use your Mac normally.

### Steps

1. Install with `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO/main/install.sh | bash`
2. Run `spaceo setup --client claude-code` (or codex, cursor, claude-desktop)
3. Ask your agent to do a task in a supported app
4. Keep working on your physical display

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using ParthJadhav/SpaceO, open <app> in an agent session and complete <task> there. Confirm my cursor and frontmost app did not change during the run.
```

### Caveat

Managed Electron apps such as Cursor and VS Code are refused as targets because they can take desktop focus.

Risk, remote script: The one-line install runs a script from GitHub; the README says it verifies the signed, notarized release.

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URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/let-agent-use-mac-apps-in-background/

## How to watch, pause or take over an agent's session with SpaceO

Repo: [ParthJadhav/SpaceO](https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README

Use the SpaceO Viewer to observe each agent's virtual display and step in when needed.

**Who it is for:** A team lead supervising agents doing research in a browser.

**The problem:** Background agents are a black box until they finish.

**The outcome:** Live views of each session with pause and take-control.

### Steps

1. Install SpaceO and set up your client
2. Start an agent task in a session
3. Open the SpaceO Viewer
4. Pause or take control when the agent needs help

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Start two SpaceO sessions for <task A> and <task B>, observe both in the Viewer, and pause one midway. Confirm the other kept running.
```

### Caveat

Supported scope is native apps and Chromium browsers only.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/watch-and-take-over-agent-sessions/

## How to script isolated display sessions from the terminal with SpaceO

Repo: [ParthJadhav/SpaceO](https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO) | Difficulty: Advanced | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Run the daemon and create named sessions from the shell for your own agent harness.

**Who it is for:** A developer building a custom agent harness on macOS.

**The problem:** Custom harnesses need an isolated screen without manual setup.

**The outcome:** Named sessions created from scripts that agents can target.

### Steps

1. Build from source with `git clone https://github.com/ParthJadhav/SpaceO.git` and `make install`
2. Run setup for permissions and MCP configuration
3. Start the daemon with `spaceo daemon &`
4. Create a session with spaceo session create --session try --export

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
From the shell, start `spaceo daemon &`, create a session named <name> with --export, and launch <app> into it. Confirm the app rendered on the virtual display, not the physical one.
```

### Caveat

Setup must grant macOS permissions before sessions can operate apps.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/parthjadhav-spaceo/script-isolated-agent-sessions/