Field notes

nous research · orchestration · command center

My orchestration layer and command center — Nous Research’s agent harness, self-hosted on the VPS. It coordinates Claude Code and Codex CLI as workers, exposes a dashboard, and takes work over a Telegram gateway, all over Tailscale rather than the public internet. This is where the loop starts: I hand it context and a goal, and it routes the actual repo work to a coding agent.

apple silicon · local environment · hardware

The local environment everything runs against — not an AI tool, but the machine the agents edit and the checks run on. Still plenty of headroom for the whole stack of CLIs, editors, and a browser at once.

anthropic · cli · coding agent

My default coding agent for high-context, repo-shaped work — planning, larger edits, and longer sessions where keeping the whole repo in view matters.

openai · cli · coding agent

My implementation-and-inspection agent: fast at reading the repo, making focused edits, and running the test/check loop. I drive it mostly through Warp, often as a second read against Claude Code.

agent harness · coding interface

An agent harness, not just a wrapper — it lets me drive Claude Code, Codex, and other agents from one coding interface and switch between them without rebuilding context each time.

openai · model · second opinion

My generalist reasoning partner and go-to second opinion — broad coding help, synthesis, and a different angle when Claude and I keep circling the same answer.

anthropic · model · reasoning partner

The reasoning engine behind most of my Claude Code work, and the one I trust for tight, deterministic output and careful reasoning on niche problems.

cursor · model

Cursor’s in-house model — compact and fast for quick drafts and assistant-style edits. I still rate the model even though Cursor itself is out of my daily interface rotation.

terminal · interface · daily driver

The center of gravity for the whole setup. Most coding-agent work — Claude Code, Codex CLI — runs through Warp, so it is the surface I actually live in. — my referral

anthropic · desktop app

Where I go for coworking and longer thinking sessions — conversation and high-context drafting rather than repo edits, which stay in Claude Code.

openai · desktop app

A separate surface from the terminal for Codex work; in the active rotation alongside Warp and the Codex CLI.

warp · cloud agents

Warp's cloud-agent orchestration. Same family as my daily terminal, so I am testing where cloud agents fit next to Hermes and the local CLIs.

microsoft · editor · agent mode

Agent mode brings Cursor-style autonomous edits into plain VS Code, so it can now operate inside a repo. Trying it as a lighter-weight alternative to a dedicated AI editor.

github · cli · agent

GitHub's terminal agent. Poking at it to see how it compares with Claude Code and Codex CLI in the same Warp workflow.

anthropic · $100 plan

The plan behind my Claude Code and Claude desktop usage — enough headroom for the heavier, repo-shaped sessions.

openai · $100 plan

The plan behind my Codex work and GPT-5.5 access. I am still confirming the cleanest public-facing name for the exact Codex tier.

warp · Build plan

The terminal plan that supports the interface where most of the workflow actually happens.

hostinger · KVM 4 · Ubuntu 24.04

My always-on server — a Hostinger KVM 4 box on Ubuntu 24.04. It complements Vercel rather than replacing it: Vercel stays the default for public web apps, while this runs Docker workloads, private tools, background jobs, and Hermes. Access is private-first over Tailscale, with only SSH and HTTP/S exposed publicly. — my referral

hosting · next.js · ci/cd

Where all my public sites live, including this one. Every push deploys with a preview URL, so the default path for anything GitHub-backed and web-facing is Vercel — the VPS only picks up what Vercel is not meant to run.

dns · domains · registrar

My DNS and domain registrar — the layer that points every domain at Vercel, the VPS, and everything else. At-cost domain pricing and fast DNS make it the quiet foundation under the whole stack.

voice · dictation · macOS

Push-to-talk dictation surface. Hold the hotkey, talk, release — audio is transcribed then processed by an LLM mode of my choice. — superwhisper.com

notes · vault · editor

My personal knowledge vault and note-taking surface; central to workflows and long-form drafting.

vpn · network

Zero-config mesh VPN that keeps my machines and VPS reachable securely.

browser · privacy

Lightweight browser I use for isolated browsing and testing; useful for quick checks.

menu bar · codex

Menu-bar runner for quick Codex prompts and snippets without opening the full app.