web-edit 0.1a0
Simon Willison released web-edit 0.1a0, a Tailscale file editor that keeps credentials out of the LLM.
Simon Willison released web-edit 0.1a0, a small Python web app for viewing and editing files in a folder. He built it with Codex and GPT-6 Astra Extra High after needing to change a credentials file from his phone without sending those secrets through an LLM. The app is intended to run over Tailscale, with an agent starting it so he can edit files directly from a phone. The editor uses CodeMirror 6 rather than Monaco, which he says still has a weak mobile experience.
- web-edit 0.1a0 is a Python web UI for browsing and editing files in a folder.
- It is meant to run over Tailscale so phone edits skip the LLM.
- Editing uses CodeMirror 6 because Monaco still lacks a strong mobile experience.
- Willison had Codex and GPT-6 Astra Extra High build the app while using Codex Remote.
- Products
- web-editCodexCodeMirrorTailscale
- AI models
- GPT-6 Astra Extra High
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Release: web-edit 0. 1a0 I was working on a project from my phone using Codex Remote when I found myself wanting to edit a credentials file without round-tripping those credentials through the LLM itself. So...
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