CODEX TEBOUHow to Be a Beast
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The catalogue

The Pinakes

Callimachus of Cyrene catalogued the Library of Alexandria in the Pinakes, “tables of those eminent in every branch of learning, and what they wrote”: each work under its subject, with its first words (the incipit) and its length in lines (stichoi), so a reader could know a scroll without unrolling it. This is that catalogue for this library: 81 folios, 13,044 stichoi.

I

The Desk

The machines on and around the desk

  1. f. 4rThe Mac miniThe Mac mini is the computer on Cole's desk, an M4…108 stichoi
  2. f. 5rThe Mechanical KeyboardCole types on a full-size mechanical keyboard, in Cole's words "our…85 stichoi
  3. f. 6rMice: MX Master and Magic MouseMost Mac users end up choosing between two mice: Logitech's MX…81 stichoi
  4. f. 7rScreens 5Screens 5 is a remote desktop app from Edovia: from an…71 stichoi
  5. f. 8rWispr FlowWispr Flow is a dictation app. You hold a key, speak…60 stichoi
  6. f. 9rGhosttyGhostty is the terminal on Cole's desktop, the way termius is…137 stichoi
  7. f. 10rTermiusTermius is the SSH client on Cole's phone, the counterpart of…101 stichoi
II

The Shell

Terminals, the multiplexer, the prompt and the dotfiles

  1. f. 11rtmuxtmux is a terminal multiplexer: one program that holds many shells…247 stichoi
  2. f. 12rThe tmux KeymapCole's tmux keymap keeps the stock bindings worth keeping, adds one-chord…270 stichoi
  3. f. 13rtm, the Session Pickeris Cole's way back into tmux: type two letters and an…93 stichoi
  4. f. 14rThe tmux Status LineCole's tmux status bar has two rows. The first answers "where…173 stichoi
  5. f. 15rThe Claude Code Status LineUnder every Claude Code session, Cole's status line packs the session's…187 stichoi
  6. f. 16rStarshipStarship draws Cole's shell prompt, the line in front of the…111 stichoi
  7. f. 17ryu and the Claude Launchersis how Cole starts an agent: two letters that launch Claude…228 stichoi
  8. f. 18rDotfilesDotfiles are the configuration files that make a machine yours: the…225 stichoi
  9. f. 19rThe Bootstrap ScriptA bootstrap script turns a blank machine into your machine with…154 stichoi
  10. f. 20rHomebrew and the BrewfileHomebrew is the package manager most Mac developers use: one command…125 stichoi
  11. f. 21rgrep, ripgrep and ugrepgrep, ripgrep and ugrep all do one job: search files for…116 stichoi
  12. f. 22rcaffeinate, htop and FriendsA machine that runs agents all day needs a few small…126 stichoi
  13. f. 23rPOSIX, macOS and LinuxPOSIX is the standard that defines what a Unix-like system looks…136 stichoi
  14. f. 24rWSLWSL, the Windows Subsystem for Linux, runs a real Linux system…125 stichoi
  15. f. 25rSSHSSH, the Secure Shell, is how one machine gets a terminal…228 stichoi
  16. f. 26rTailscaleTailscale puts every machine you own on one private network, wherever…252 stichoi
III

The Automata

Agents, their hooks, their messages and their memory

  1. f. 27rClaude CodeClaude Code is Anthropic's agentic coding tool: a model in your…236 stichoi
  2. f. 28rCodexCodex is OpenAI's coding agent for the terminal, and the second…129 stichoi
  3. f. 29rThe Agent FleetCole does not run one coding agent; Cole runs a fleet…224 stichoi
  4. f. 30rHooksHooks are commands that Claude Code, and Codex, run at fixed…260 stichoi
  5. f. 31rThe Reflection StoreThe reflection store is one searchable record, per repository, of what…155 stichoi
  6. f. 32rMessage IDsEvery prompt Cole types into an agent gets an exact, permanent…134 stichoi
  7. f. 33rAgent MessagingThe agents in Cole's fleet talk to each other. A worker…156 stichoi
  8. f. 34rHandoff ChainsA handoff chain is how a long Claude Code session passes…192 stichoi
  9. f. 35rcc-parkcc-park parks idle Claude Code sessions that sit in tmux panes…146 stichoi
  10. f. 36rContext and CompactionEvery agent session has a context window: everything the model can…158 stichoi
  11. f. 37rThe Shared BrainEvery coding agent keeps its own memory, and none of them…152 stichoi
  12. f. 38rDroverDrover is the control plane for Cole's agent fleet. A small…259 stichoi
  13. f. 39rSkills and PluginsA skill is a file of instructions (a procedure, a checklist…157 stichoi
IV

The Workshop

Git, worktrees, tests, linters and protocols

  1. f. 40rParallel WorktreesParallel worktrees is Cole's launcher for fanning one plan out to…183 stichoi
  2. f. 41rGit WorktreesA git worktree is another working directory attached to the same…199 stichoi
  3. f. 42rGit HabitsGit is the ground everything in Cole's setup stands on. Worktrees…132 stichoi
  4. f. 43rEnv Files and dotenvxEnv files hold the settings and secrets a program reads when…116 stichoi
  5. f. 44rPGPPGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is public-key cryptography for files and messages…92 stichoi
  6. f. 45rMCPThe Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard for plugging…182 stichoi
  7. f. 46rLanguage ServersA language server is the program behind an editor's code smarts…98 stichoi
  8. f. 47rCLIsA command-line tool is the cheapest way to give an agent…127 stichoi
  9. f. 48rTestsTests are how Cole's agents prove their work instead of claiming…131 stichoi
  10. f. 49roxlintOxlint is a linter for JavaScript and TypeScript, written in Rust…99 stichoi
  11. f. 50rnpm, bun and pnpmnpm, pnpm and Bun all install JavaScript packages from the same…107 stichoi
V

The Works

Servers, DNS, hosting, CI and infrastructure as code

  1. f. 51rServersCole's servers are AWS servers, and they do the work that…130 stichoi
  2. f. 52rOpenTofuOpenTofu is the open-source infrastructure-as-code tool that manages every piece of…346 stichoi
  3. f. 53rCloudflareCloudflare does all of Cole's DNS: every domain, no exceptions. In…282 stichoi
  4. f. 54rThe Cloudflare Front DoorEvery public request to one of Cole's services comes in the…128 stichoi
  5. f. 55rCloudflare Email RoutingCloudflare Email Routing receives mail sent to addresses on your own…115 stichoi
  6. f. 56rThe Cloudflare API and cfEverything in Cole's Cloudflare account can be done through its API…142 stichoi
  7. f. 57rDomainsA domain is the name everything else hangs on: the site…125 stichoi
  8. f. 58rVercelVercel hosts the frontends of Cole's apps and sites, this wiki…129 stichoi
  9. f. 59rGitHub ActionsGitHub Actions runs the checks on every pull request in Cole's…154 stichoi
  10. f. 60rS3 and GlacierAmazon S3 is where Cole's files go to last. S3 Standard…125 stichoi
VI

The Observatory

Traces, errors, logs and archives

  1. f. 61rThe Observability PathObservability is knowing what your systems and your agents did without…219 stichoi
  2. f. 62rLangfuseLangfuse is an open-source platform for tracing and analyzing applications built…264 stichoi
  3. f. 63rDatadogDatadog is a hosted monitoring service for infrastructure: host metrics, logs…103 stichoi
  4. f. 64rSentrySentry catches what breaks in the code of Cole's apps: an…127 stichoi
VII

The Atelier

Making apps for phones, watches, desktops and browsers

  1. f. 66riOS DevelopmentiOS development is making apps for the iPhone and iPad with…307 stichoi
  2. f. 67rCapacitor vs Expo vs SwiftThere are three serious ways to get your own app onto…224 stichoi
  3. f. 68rXcodeXcode is Apple's integrated development environment and, more importantly, its toolchain…171 stichoi
  4. f. 69rApp Store ConnectApp Store Connect is Apple's web console, and REST API, for…202 stichoi
  5. f. 70rTestFlightTestFlight is Apple's beta testing service. You upload a build to…138 stichoi
  6. f. 71rPushing Straight to Your PhonePushing straight to your phone means running your own build on…153 stichoi
  7. f. 72rChrome ExtensionsA Chrome extension is a small bundle of HTML, CSS and…149 stichoi
  8. f. 73rSafari ExtensionsA Safari web extension is a browser extension for Safari on…146 stichoi
  9. f. 74rMac Apps and Menu Bar AppsA Mac app can reach people two ways: through the Mac…162 stichoi
  10. f. 75rWindows AppsA Windows app is anything a Windows PC runs for its…149 stichoi
  11. f. 76rApple Watch AppsAn Apple Watch app is a watchOS app: SwiftUI on a…157 stichoi
VIII

The Mint

Bitcoin, mining, wallets and privacy

  1. f. 77rBitcoinBitcoin is an open payment network and a digital money with…235 stichoi
  2. f. 78rBitaxeThe Bitaxe is an open-source Bitcoin miner: a small circuit board…122 stichoi
  3. f. 79rSparrow WalletSparrow is a desktop Bitcoin wallet for Windows, macOS and Linux…118 stichoi
  4. f. 80rCake WalletCake Wallet is a free, open-source wallet for iPhone, Android, Mac…120 stichoi
  5. f. 81rMoneroMonero is a cryptocurrency whose transactions are private by default. Where…217 stichoi
IX

The Ledger

What it all costs

  1. f. 65rWhat It CostsMost of this setup is free. The bill comes from two…214 stichoi
X

The Library

About this wiki and how to add to it

  1. f. 1rHow to Be a BeastBeing a beast, in Cole's sense, is not about typing faster…122 stichoi
  2. f. 2rAbout This WikiThis wiki is Cole Tebou's whole working setup written down in…135 stichoi
  3. f. 3rEditing the Wiki with AgentsThis wiki is kept by agents as much as by people…151 stichoi

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