Simon Willison releases web-edit file editing tool
What happened
On 12 October 2026, Simon Willison released web-edit 0.1a0, a Python web app that provides a web UI for viewing and editing files in a folder. It is designed to run over Tailscale, so files can be edited directly from a phone without credentials passing through an LLM. According to Willison, the app was built with Codex and GPT-6 Astra Extra High, and its editing is based on CodeMirror 6; Monaco was not used because its mobile experience is still poor. The tool is currently at the early 0.1a0 stage.
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- Simon Willisonweb-edit 0.1a0
Release: web-edit 0.1a0 I was working on a project from my phone using Codex Remote when I found myself wanting to edit a credentials file without round-tripping those credentials through the LLM itself. So... I had Codex and GPT-6 Astra Extra High build this Python web app which provides a web UI for viewing and editing files in a folder.
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