Put your apartment's controls in the Mac menu bar and let Opus make the demo video
A builder moved his apartment's smart home controls into the Mac menu bar, then asked Opus 5.5 to make a video about it. The model filmed, edited, voiced and scored the demo itself.
Source
@0xProbabillity on X · 2026-10-13
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
A builder moved his apartment's smart home controls into the Mac menu bar, then asked Opus 5.5 to make a video about it. The model filmed, edited, voiced and scored the demo itself.
Result (as claimed)
The video post drew 690 likes; the whole demo was produced by the agent.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Opus 5.5: from $4 in / $20 out per 1M tokens.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give Claude Opus 5.5 the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
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: Put your apartment's controls in the Mac menu bar and let Opus make the demo video What the original author did: A builder moved his apartment's smart home controls into the Mac menu bar, then asked Opus 5.5 to make a video about it. The model filmed, edited, voiced and scored the demo itself. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The video post drew 690 likes; the whole demo was produced by the agent. Source: https://x.com/0xProbabillity/status/2110131745094029472 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5, macOS, Home Assistant Category: Personal & life 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: Put your apartment's controls in the Mac menu bar and let Opus make the demo video What the original author did: A builder moved his apartment's smart home controls into the Mac menu bar, then asked Opus 5.5 to make a video about it. The model filmed, edited, voiced and scored the demo itself. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The video post drew 690 likes; the whole demo was produced by the agent. Source: https://x.com/0xProbabillity/status/2110131745094029472 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5, macOS, Home Assistant Category: Personal & life 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: Put your apartment's controls in the Mac menu bar and let Opus make the demo video What the original author did: A builder moved his apartment's smart home controls into the Mac menu bar, then asked Opus 5.5 to make a video about it. The model filmed, edited, voiced and scored the demo itself. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The video post drew 690 likes; the whole demo was produced by the agent. Source: https://x.com/0xProbabillity/status/2110131745094029472 Tools they used: Claude Opus 5.5, macOS, Home Assistant Category: Personal & life 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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Guides for this use case
How to build a smart home and voice assistant with AI agents · How to build a Mac menu bar app with AI · How to fix Wi-Fi and secure your home network with AI · How to make a product demo or launch video with AI
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