Claude Opus 5.5 just hacked my TV box and turned it into Mac Mini...
my AI agents now run 24/7 on free box from my TV provider while I sleep (every step on video)
1 reverse-engineering prompt + guide below = you don't need $899 Mac Mini:
step 1 → that box behind your TV is a Linux computer, Claude does the thinking in the cloud, TV box just runs the tools
step 2 → Claude Code x-rays it from prompt below + one photo
step 3 → it installs a real Linux shell built for your chip, many boxes run 32-bit Android, so the wrong build won't even install
step 4 → then it adds a wake lock + battery whitelist, so Android can't kill your agent in the background like normal apps
step 5 → it wires the agent to your own Telegram bot: answers only you, zero open ports, your API key never touches the chat
step 6 → close your laptop and set a task once, it runs all night with zero babysitting
step 7 → optional: hook your TV up as a live terminal and watch the agent think and write every line of code in real time
the result: $899 Mac Mini is faster with 8x the RAM, but for small 24/7 AI tasks - TV box does the job (but 8 TV boxes still cost less than one $899 Mac Mini)
p.s: this methodworks on Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV boxes on Android 7+, mine has just 2 GB of RAM
different box? let Claude Code figure it out
Run it today. Then read article below on how to reverse-engineer anything: