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Ghost Protocol: Running AI Coding Agents 24/7 on an Always-On Homelab Dev Machine

Why I moved AI coding agents off my laptop and onto an always-on homelab dev machine: unattended agent pipelines, a three-layer Docker devcontainer, and remote access from any device via Claude Code and agent-deck.

September 15, 2026 · 9 min