Helen Cho keeps a Mac mini in a closet as an always-on automation box. She uses Keyboard Maestro for apps that have no API and n8n for the ones that do, and writes about the messy line between clicking and HTTP.
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Hosting
Does OpenClaw keep working after you close the laptop, or does the agent stop with the machine?
Helen Cho
October 7, 2026
Workflow Automation
Keyboard Maestro vs n8n on a Mac Mini: Local GUI Automation vs HTTP Glue
Helen Cho
August 25, 2026