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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "repo": "icodesign/remote-installer",
 "name": "remote-installer",
 "owner": "icodesign",
 "slug": "icodesign-remote-installer",
 "github": "https://github.com/icodesign/remote-installer",
 "what": "Remote Installer is a command-line tool that shares a signed iOS or Android build from your computer over a temporary HTTPS link so a phone can install it directly.",
 "why": "109 stars, launched 54 days ago",
 "language": "Rust",
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  "A macOS computer (the Homebrew and npm builds support macOS arm64 and x86_64)",
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  "A tunnel provider: Cloudflare Quick Tunnels, Tailscale Serve, or Tailscale Funnel"
 ],
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 "risk": "dual-use",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/icodesign-remote-installer/",
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   "id": "icodesign-remote-installer--share-ios-build-to-iphone-via-link",
   "title": "Install a new iOS build on a remote iPhone via link",
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  },
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   "id": "icodesign-remote-installer--share-android-apk-to-phone-browser",
   "title": "Share a signed Android APK for direct phone install",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/icodesign-remote-installer/share-android-apk-to-phone-browser/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/icodesign-remote-installer/share-android-apk-to-phone-browser.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "icodesign-remote-installer--share-build-with-download-and-expiry-limits",
   "title": "Share a build for one hour with a single download",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/icodesign-remote-installer/share-build-with-download-and-expiry-limits/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/icodesign-remote-installer/share-build-with-download-and-expiry-limits.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "icodesign-remote-installer--keep-install-link-alive-after-agent-exits",
   "title": "Keep an install link alive after an AI agent exits",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/icodesign-remote-installer/keep-install-link-alive-after-agent-exits/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/icodesign-remote-installer/keep-install-link-alive-after-agent-exits.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "icodesign-remote-installer--share-ios-build-privately-over-tailnet",
   "title": "Share an iOS build only inside a private tailnet",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/icodesign-remote-installer/share-ios-build-privately-over-tailnet/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/icodesign-remote-installer/share-ios-build-privately-over-tailnet.json"
  }
 ],
 "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."
}