# @dwr: Used AI to run Farcaster iOS client on simulator in 2h10m, 1.1M tokens

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/dwr/0xc73059b4
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/dwr-Used-AI-to-run-Farcaster-iOS-client-on-simulator-in-2h10m-11M-tokens?index=0x6a920a22e709e8e64dce0e7650a06e984164a0486a1b99226330d3d1f3ed3ded049d6724
Submitted by misha on 2026-08-28 UTC, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

Dan Romero (@dwr) reports that he used Codex with GPT5.6 Sol and its goal feature to get the Farcaster client running on the iOS Simulator on his MacBook. The process took 2 hours and 10 minutes and 1,134,938 tokens. He then had the agent write a guide for other agents aimed at reducing setup time and token use. He notes that downloading Xcode may take a while, and says that before AI, setup would have been impossible for most people and very frustrating for experienced ones.

## Article

I was able to get the Farcaster client running on the iOS Simulator on my MacBook using Codex + GPT5.6 Sol and goal. 

It took 2 hours and 10 minutes and 1,134,938 tokens.

I then had the agent write a guide for other agents that should help reduce the time to get it running and fewer tokens. 

(If you have to download Xcode it might take you a while, though.)

Pre-AI, getting this set up would have been impossible for most people and even experienced people this would have been really annoying.

https://github.com/danromero/farcaster-client-agent-guide