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A practical guide to the economics of self-hosting open-weight LLMs. Using Kimi K2.6 and real production traffic from Cline, this post breaks down GPU memory, inference, batching, pricing, and the point at which self-hosting can save millions.
Learn how to extend the Cline agent loop with plugins and hooks to add custom behavior, lifecycle logging, and enforceable guardrails without rebuilding the harness.
An engineer at Cline told me he was vibe coding on a road trip from his phone. His Mac was at home running Cline agents; he was checking on them from the passenger seat. Here's the setup. What you need Your phone and your Mac both need Tailscale installed and signed in to the same tailnet. Tailscale is a free mesh VPN; once both devices are on it, your phone can reach your Mac's local services from anywhere. Step 1: Start Kanban on your Mac By default, Cline's Kanban board binds to 127.0.0
