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Install software remotely on your home laptop
@OrbitalDesk reports that Muse used SSH and Tailscale to install @mausbot_ on their home laptop while they were out with only a phone, then returned setup details for the bot's phone app. The post shows no commands, so this page covers how to install software remotely with approval before each step.
What you can get
What it is
An installed app on your home computer and its client setup details
An approved install of one named app on a computer you own, plus the setup details it reports back; not a security review of your remote access or a guarantee that the app works.
It came back right when
- Only the app you named was installed, from the source you approved
- You know its version, any service it left running and where its credentials live
- The phone or web client connects using the details it reported
The checks are editorial, not from the source.
- Prepare
A home computer you own, already reachable through remote access you set up (for example SSH over Tailscale)
- Ask and review
Set up and test the remote path yourself first (Tailscale on both devices, SSH enabled on the home machine, key-based login) before you ask the agent to use it.
- Check the result
Only the app you named was installed, from the source you approved
The source case
@OrbitalDesk reports having Muse install @mausbot_ on their laptop at home over SSH and Tailscale while they were away, using only their phone. By their account, Muse came back with the information needed to set up the phone app, and they were then chatting with the new bot, which they named Dumpling. The post does not show the commands that ran, how the SSH and Tailscale connection was configured, which permissions were granted or what the setup information contained.
A public report by someone outside this library. Not independently reproduced here.
From the source
Source excerpt
Just had @muse (via ssh/Tailscale) install @mausbot_ on my laptop at home. Im not home, used my phone only. Got the info to set up the phone app and am chatting with my new bot Dumpling 😆
Quoted from the original posts. Not written by this guide, and not a result produced here.
Suggested prompt
Bring A home computer you own, already reachable through remote access you set up (for example SSH over Tailscale), The exact app to install and its official download or repository, Your approval of each command before it runs, and the account it may use. Source community report, checked 2026-10-21.
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What you need
You supply
- A home computer you own, already reachable through remote access you set up (for example SSH over Tailscale)
- The exact app to install and its official download or repository
- Your approval of each command before it runs, and the account it may use
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Set up and test the remote path yourself first (Tailscale on both devices, SSH enabled on the home machine, key-based login) before you ask the agent to use it.
- Name the exact app and its official source, so the agent is not left to pick an installer or a lookalike package.
- Ask for the full command list and approve it before anything runs; watch for sudo, curl-piped-to-shell installers and anything that opens ports or adds services.
- Let it run only the approved commands, and have it stop on any password prompt, permission request or unexpected error.
- Check the result: the app's version, any background service it left running, and where its config and tokens are stored.
- Set up the phone or web client from the details it reports, then remove any temporary access or keys you do not want to keep.
What the author reports
@OrbitalDesk writes that they were not home and had only their phone, yet had Muse reach their home laptop "via ssh/Tailscale" and install @mausbot_ there. The post says they then got the information to set up the phone app and were chatting with a new bot they call Dumpling.
That is the whole account. It does not say who set up the SSH and Tailscale link, what Muse typed on the laptop, whether it needed an administrator password, or what the phone setup information was, so treat the install as the author's report rather than a documented procedure.
Before an agent touches your home machine
In general, remote access gives whoever holds it the same power as sitting at the keyboard, so the access path matters more than the install. A common setup is Tailscale on both devices with SSH limited to your own tailnet, key-based login instead of passwords, and an account that does not have standing admin rights.
Ask for the plan in plain commands first. Installers that pipe a script from the internet straight into a shell, ask for sudo, or register a service that starts at boot are worth a second look before you approve them, and you should know where the app keeps its tokens afterwards.
After the install finishes
Confirm the version and source of what was installed, check whether a background process is now running, and set up any phone client yourself from the details returned. If the agent's access was meant to be temporary, revoke the key or remove the device from your tailnet once you are done.
Open Muse to try it. That is the product's own site; this guide is not part of it.
Limits and confirmation points
Limits to confirm
- The post does not show the commands run, the installer source, or what permissions the agent had on the laptop.
- How SSH and Tailscale were set up is not described, so the access path and its security settings are unknown.
- The setup information Muse returned for the phone app is not shown, and the post does not say what @mausbot_ is beyond a bot the author now chats with.
- This is an attributed community report, not reproduced by this guide. The suggested workflow and checks are editorial guidance, not a recovered conversation or guaranteed product capability.
If it goes wrong
Editorial, not from the source
- The connection to the home computer fails
- Check that the laptop is awake, online and signed in to Tailscale, and that SSH is enabled for the account you gave the agent.
- The installer asks for an admin password
- Stop and decide yourself whether the app needs admin rights; do not paste the password into the chat by default.
- The app installed but the phone client will not connect
- Ask for the exact setup values the app printed and where its config file lives, then compare them with the app's own documentation.
Common questions
Can Muse install software remotely on my home computer?
One user reports that Muse installed @mausbot_ on their home laptop over SSH and Tailscale while they were away, using only their phone. The post does not show the commands or setup, and this guide has not reproduced it.
Do I need SSH or Tailscale for this?
The author mentions both. You need some remote access to the machine that you set up and control; the post does not say how theirs was configured.
Is it safe to let an agent run commands on my laptop?
It depends on the access you give it. Use an account with limited rights, approve each command before it runs, and revoke keys you no longer need.
What did Muse return after the install?
The author says they "Got the info to set up the phone app". What that information was is not shown in the post.
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