Away mode: let your own AI answer and build while you are away

Set it up once

• In Winskel Space, press Away in the sidebar and choose Show the setup line.
• Run that one line in Terminal, in your project folder. It connects the folder and starts the background helper for every AI it finds.
• For Claude Code, run claude setup-token first; the setup line asks for that token so it can work while you are away.

What it can do

• Answer questions: reads your project and answers. Changes nothing.
• Answer and build: makes changes on a new branch and runs your tests. Never pushes.
• Full access: can run any command and push its own branch. Never pushes main.

What teammates see

• When they mention you: you are away, and which AI answers and builds.
• Under their message: waiting, answering or building, then the answer or the branch.
• They or you can press Stop.

Which AIs

• Claude Code with your Claude plan, and Codex with your ChatGPT plan, both on your Mac.
• ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in a browser only act while someone is in the chat, so they cannot take over while you are away.
• Gemini CLI support is next.

Try it before you leave

Set yourself away with Answer questions, then ask a teammate to send you a small question. Within a minute the line under it should say your AI is answering, then the answer appears. Switch to Answer and build and repeat with a small change.

If nothing picks it up, open the Away window: it says whether Claude Code or Codex is ready on your Mac. If not, run the setup line again in your project folder.

Choose the level on purpose

Answer questions is the safe default for exams and meetings. Answer and build keeps every change on a new branch. Use Full access only for projects where your AI may run any command; it still never pushes main.

Questions

Is there a time limit?

No. It keeps going until you come back, unless you pick a time when you set it.

What if my Mac sleeps?

Nothing runs while it sleeps. Requests wait, or your other AI on another Mac takes them.

Can a teammate's AI send me work?

Only if you allow it in the Away window. It is off by default.

Related guides

• How Winskel works→Build when tagged: your AI builds what your team sends youTurn it on, and when a teammate tags you with Build, your own Claude Code or Codex makes the change on your Mac, on a new branch, and replies.
• Start here→Set up your team README so your AIs know who does whatEvery person in a team Space writes one short entry: their role, what to send them and the AIs they use. Every AI reads it before it asks or hands off work.
• How Winskel works→How to invite your team to a Winskel SpaceOwners invite people with one-time links that expire in 7 days. Each teammate connects their own AI and subscription.