Running AI agents on a headless Mac mini? You still need to see what's happening. Check logs, restart stuck tasks, monitor outputs. Workbench is remote desktop built for the AI era, so you can babysit your agents from anywhere, without being tethered to your desk. Apple-native, with voice dictation and low-latency streaming powered by LIQUID, our proprietary tech. Built by ex-Apple engineers.

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Hey PH! Matt here, cofounder/CEO of Astropad.

Since AI agents have put machines like the Mac Mini back in the spotlight, the need for reliable remote access has never been higher. But most remote desktop tools are still built for IT support, not devs running agents.

The problems we kept hitting:

When an agent hits a snag, you won't know until you're back at your desk.
You can't check in from your phone, nudge a stuck task, or restart something remotely.

That's what we built Workbench for. I use it daily to keep an eye on my OpenClaw instances from my phone.

A few things that make Workbench great for checking in on agents:

We added voice input to dictate prompts and commands directly to your Mac.
It's Apple-native with apps built specifically for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
And it's powered by LIQUID, our proprietary streaming tech we've been refining for a decade across our products Astropad Studio and Luna Display.

I'd love to get your feedback on Workbench — it's free to use for 20 min/ day (or there's an option to upgrade to unlimited).

I'll be in the comments all day answering questions!

@matt_ronge the phone angle makes more sense than most remote desktop launches i’ve seen here. when something gets stuck, the real question usually isn’t just “can i see it?” it’s “can i actually recover it from my phone, or am i still heading back to the machine?” curious where that line is in practice