Pair a laptop with your Mac mini.

Your laptop doesn't run a team of its own. Once paired, it's a window onto your Mac mini: your bots, files and logins stay on the Mac mini, and the laptop shows them live.

Before you start

• ReddropAI is installed on both Macs.
• The Mac mini is set to This Mac runs my team, and the laptop to Connect to a team on another Mac. See Choose what each Mac is for.
• Both Macs are on the same office network, or both have Tailscale switched on. See Reach your Mac mini from anywhere.

On the Mac mini: make a code

1. Open Settings › Devices.
2. Under Pair a Mac, choose Create Mac Code.
3. The Mac shows a QR code, a short code like K7QM-4XPD and the Mac's address. Choose Copy Link to copy all of it in one go.

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   Settings, Devices, Pair a Mac, showing a Mac code, the address and Copy Link

On the laptop: enter the code

1. Open ReddropAI. You'll see Pair with your Mac.

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   The Pair with your Mac screen on the laptop

2. Paste the link into Pairing link or code. Or type the code, and type the address from the Mac mini into Address of the other Mac.
3. Choose Pair. After a moment, the laptop shows your team.

Using your team from the laptop

Pick a space at the top, then use:

• Needs You to answer what's waiting: Allow Once, Deny, Always Allow for This Automation, or type a reply.
• Activity to see what's running now and what finished recently.
• Automations to run one now, or switch it on or off.
• Chats to talk to any bot, just like on the Mac mini.

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  A laptop connected to the Mac mini, showing Needs You

When the laptop can't reach the Mac mini

A banner says something like "Can't reach Office Mac · last seen 5 minutes ago". You can still read the last saved copy, but buttons that would send something are greyed out until the connection is back. Hover over a greyed-out button to see why.

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The banner shown when the Mac mini can't be reached

Check that Tailscale is on if you're away from the office, and that the Mac mini is awake. The laptop reconnects by itself.

Stop a laptop connecting

On the Mac mini, open Settings › Devices, find the laptop under Paired devices and choose Remove…. It's cut off at once. To use it again, pair it with a new code.