Projects on a Paired Computer
Keep a project entirely on another computer running 1DevTool and work it from this window — no SSH. Add Project lists paired computers as "name · paired"; agents start there with that computer's own logins, and you prompt them from a mirrored terminal.
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Why You Need This
How this feature boosts your daily productivity
Pairing already let you mention another computer's terminals, but a project that lived only on the Mac mini still needed SSH before you could open it here, and a first-run question or a restart on the other computer left its agents stranded. Now the paired computer is somewhere a project can live: attach one of its projects or create a folder there from Add Project, add only the agents it has installed, answer trust and update prompts from the mirror with one safe button, and use Start again to bring an agent back after that computer restarts. Files, git and shells still need SSH to that machine; agents and prompts don't.
How It Works
Get started in 4 simple steps
Pick the paired computer
In Add Project, open the machine dropdown and choose the computer marked · paired. It needs Start terminals granted to you on that computer.
Attach or create the folder
Use Existing folder, New folder or that computer's projects, then Add project or Create on it. The folder stays on the other computer.
Add an agent installed there
Add Terminal lists only the AI agents that computer has detected, and they launch there with its own logins.
Prompt from the mirror
The pane mirrors the agent on the other computer. Send prompts from its composer, answer first-run questions with one button, and Start again if it exits.
Without 1DevTool
The manual way vs. the 1DevTool way
The Hard Way
The 1DevTool Way
Key Capabilities
Everything included with Projects on a Paired Computer
Why It Matters
The productivity impact of having project management built into your workspace
Your Idle Computer Does the Work
Projects that live on the Mac mini or office PC run their agents there, on its CPU, disk and logins.
No SSH Setup for Agents
Pairing is enough to add the project, start agents and prompt them; SSH is only needed for files and shells.
Agents Don't Get Stranded
First-run questions get a one-click answer, and a dead tab comes back with Start again.
Fewer Silent Network Failures
Rerouting, per-address join errors and the Windows Firewall fix say what's wrong instead of a generic could not reach.
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