Running AI agents on a headless Mac mini? You still need to see what's happening. Check logs, restart stuck tasks, monitor outputs. Workbench is remote desktop built for the AI era, so you can babysit your agents from anywhere, without being tethered to your desk. Apple-native, with voice dictation and low-latency streaming powered by LIQUID, our proprietary tech. Built by ex-Apple engineers.
Since AI agents have put machines like the Mac Mini back in the spotlight, the need for reliable remote access has never been higher. But most remote desktop tools are still built for IT support, not devs running agents.
The problems we kept hitting:
When an agent hits a snag, you won't know until you're back at your desk.
You can't check in from your phone, nudge a stuck task, or restart something remotely.
That's what we built Workbench for. I use it daily to keep an eye on my OpenClaw instances from my phone.
A few things that make Workbench great for checking in on agents:
We added voice input to dictate prompts and commands directly to your Mac.
It's Apple-native with apps built specifically for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
And it's powered by LIQUID, our proprietary streaming tech we've been refining for a decade across our products Astropad Studio and Luna Display.
I'd love to get your feedback on Workbench — it's free to use for 20 min/ day (or there's an option to upgrade to unlimited).
I'll be in the comments all day answering questions!
About Astropad Workbench on Product Hunt
“Remote desktop for AI agents running on headless Macs”
Astropad Workbench launched on Product Hunt on April 16th, 2026 and earned 114 upvotes and 8 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. Running AI agents on a headless Mac mini? You still need to see what's happening. Check logs, restart stuck tasks, monitor outputs. Workbench is remote desktop built for the AI era, so you can babysit your agents from anywhere, without being tethered to your desk. Apple-native, with voice dictation and low-latency streaming powered by LIQUID, our proprietary tech. Built by ex-Apple engineers.
Astropad Workbench was featured in Productivity (649.7k followers), Developer Tools (511k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (466.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 278.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Astropad Workbench?
Astropad Workbench was hunted by Hiten Shah. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Hiten Shah
Got an ad for this on X a few days ago and have been using this to control my mac mini at home - no openclaw needed! Nice work gang.