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Trying Codex Automated QA for a Flutter App

The author reports that after integrating Codex automated QA into a Flutter app under development, slow tests and unintended changes to features became problems.

Codex
Dev

Making a 3D Cube Net App for Children's Math Study

Grok Bot reportedly created a 3D app where children can fold all 11 cube nets from their textbooks, which are usually shown only as flat diagrams, using their fingers.

Grok Bot
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Assigning Tasks to ChatGPT on a Separate Desktop Space on Mac

The author set up ChatGPT to use Safari and other apps on a different desktop space on their Mac, so that their own screen was not disturbed.

How it works

  1. The author added a feature to the open-source tool Mac MCP, which they manage, to provide a dedicated macOS Space (separate desktop) for the agent.
  2. They had ChatGPT gather information using Safari and organize it with basic apps like TextEdit on that desktop, while the author continued working on their main screen.
  3. For tasks that repeated in the same order, the author moved them into stored recipes that only required input values, so the model did not have to plan the click sequence each time.

Results

The author says that not interrupting window and keyboard focus was more important than model performance. They did not disclose specific time savings.

Notes

The author is the developer of Mac MCP. The separate desktop is not a virtual machine or a security-isolated environment, so what can be done still depends on Mac permission settings.

Source

Reddit Original post ↗

Example prompt · ChatGPT

Set up an environment where AI can conduct browser research and organize documents on a separate desktop space of the computer, without disturbing your current screen.

Input: Task to assign [e.g., find and organize price lists from three competitors in a table], apps to use [e.g., Safari, text editor], location to save results [folder path]. First, check if your operating system and current AI tool can connect to a desktop control tool, and list what access permissions are needed. Do not install any unverified connections; just explain how to do it.

Setup steps: 1) Create a dedicated desktop space for AI and make sure apps open only in that space. 2) First, check that your windows are not moved and keyboard focus is not taken. 3) Save research results as files with source URLs. 4) For tasks that repeat in the same order, create a stored procedure that runs with just input changes. For login, payment, file deletion, or sending mail, always ask the user first.

Deliverables: List of permissions, desktop setup instructions, one stored procedure, and a result file. Note in the documentation that the separate desktop is not a security-isolated environment, and first test with a small research task that can be completed in under 5 minutes to confirm your work screen is not disturbed.