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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
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 "github": "https://github.com/michellzappa/headroom",
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 "why": "265 stars",
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  "Optional: iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or later, on the same LAN or Tailscale as the Mac",
  "Optional: PlatformIO and a Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-1.8 for the desk board"
 ],
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 "section": "earlier",
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 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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   "title": "Approve or deny coding agent requests from your iPhone",
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   "id": "michellzappa-headroom--read-quota-feed-before-long-agent-run",
   "title": "Read the local usage feed before starting a long agent task",
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  }
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 "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."
}