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Show HN: Cosplay as a tech lead, using gVisor to sandbox agents

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Hi everyone,This started as an exploration into harnesses and locally hostable LLMs (the kind that uses less power than a small electric heater), and I used it as an opportunity to retool. I've tried popular ones like Cline, Claude Code, and Pi, but wanted a different UX and integrated sandboxes.The solution that I've landed on is a responsive web interface where I can quickly drive progress. It feels like a microcosm of my day job: define and delegate tasks, organize using kanban, then review deliverables. And it also feels like the time I used to spend coding is now spent in code review with the agent, so I tried to optimize the UX to make review feel nicer.One of my (maybe a bit niche) benchmark use-cases is how pleasant it is to make progress on hobby software projects while also out on a hike. This meant specifying low bandwidth usage and offline mode.Now I can jot down an idea, start the task, and at some point down the trail: get a notification* that either clarification is needed, a decision needs to be made, or the code is ready for review. I've been having a good time with this.To build MIKE, I exclusively used locally hostable LLMs (from Google, Meta, Qwen, Poolside…

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