I built a native SwiftUI app that remote-controls Codex on my Mac. Now I steer 10+ projects, approve code changes, and install finished builds — all from my iPhone. Then I write about how.
As atomic skill gets copied by AI, durable value shifts to judgment: choosing the right direction, selecting the best output, and building distribution around that taste.
Step-by-step: SwiftUI client, Node bridge, Tailscale network, OTA deploys, launchd services. Every file included.
From "I have an idea" to "I built it this weekend" using Codex and Claude. For PMs ready to ship.
Download free →Turn a Mac mini into a build server: launchd, Xcode CLI, OTA, TestFlight. No cloud CI.
Join waitlistChetan Ankola is a product manager and iOS developer based in the Bay Area. He builds real software products using AI — not demos, not prototypes, actual apps that ship to phones.
His latest project, CodexRemote, is a native SwiftUI iPhone app that remote-controls OpenAI Codex running on a Mac mini. He uses it to steer 10+ side projects, approve code changes, and install finished builds back on his phone — all without touching a keyboard.
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