Let Claude control your desktop PC from your laptop over the home network
With one prompt and the REA toolkit, Claude Opus 5.5 set up control of his PC from his laptop on the same network: opening apps, finding content and launching it on the display he picks.
Source
@vartekxx on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-20.
What they did
With one prompt and the REA toolkit, Claude Opus 5.5 set up control of his PC from his laptop on the same network: opening apps, finding content and launching it on the display he picks.
Result (as claimed)
Working, he says; full guide in the thread.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Opus 5.5: from $4 in / $20 out per 1M tokens.
Set it up
Map the task
Write the trigger, the inputs, the decisions and the output. Note which steps need a human yes.
Connect the tools
Set up Claude Opus 5.5 with the narrowest permissions that work. Use a test account or sandbox first.
Build the workflow
Create the steps in order. Add an approval step before anything sends, pays or deletes.
Run it on real but low-stakes data
Run a few times, read every output, and fix prompts or rules that misfire.
Schedule and monitor
Turn on the schedule or trigger, and add a daily summary or alert so you notice failures.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Let Claude control your desktop PC from your laptop over the home network What the original author did: With one prompt and the REA toolkit, Claude Opus 5.5 set up control of his PC from his laptop on the same network: opening apps, finding content and launching it on the display he picks. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Working, he says; full guide in the thread. Source: https://x.com/vartekxx/status/2112244569593246056 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5 Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Let Claude control your desktop PC from your laptop over the home network What the original author did: With one prompt and the REA toolkit, Claude Opus 5.5 set up control of his PC from his laptop on the same network: opening apps, finding content and launching it on the display he picks. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Working, he says; full guide in the thread. Source: https://x.com/vartekxx/status/2112244569593246056 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5 Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Let Claude control your desktop PC from your laptop over the home network What the original author did: With one prompt and the REA toolkit, Claude Opus 5.5 set up control of his PC from his laptop on the same network: opening apps, finding content and launching it on the display he picks. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Working, he says; full guide in the thread. Source: https://x.com/vartekxx/status/2112244569593246056 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5 Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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