Max Beech
Founder, OpenHelm
Max Beech is the founder of OpenHelm, building AI workflow automation that connects to your tools, reads context, and does the steps — so you sign off on the result instead of producing it. He writes about agentic operations, Claude Code, and what it actually takes to automate knowledge work in practice.
Articles by Max
Apr 6, 2026 · 7 min read
OpenHelm vs runCLAUDErun: Which Claude Code Scheduler Is Right for You?
A direct comparison of the two most popular Claude Code schedulers, how each works, what each costs, and which fits your workflow.
Apr 5, 2026 · 8 min read
Claude Code vs Cursor Pro: Real Developer Cost Comparison
An honest look at what developers actually spend on Claude Code, Cursor Pro, and GitHub Copilot, and how to get the most from each.
Apr 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Claude Code Cron Jobs: Desktop App vs CLI, Which to Use?
A practical guide to the real trade-offs between running Claude Code on a cron schedule vs using a desktop app, and when each approach makes sense.
Apr 4, 2026 · 8 min read
Overnight Claude Code Automation: A Practical Guide
How to automate Claude Code tasks overnight, what to schedule, how to write reliable goals, and what to check when you wake up.
Apr 3, 2026 · 9 min read
Open Source Claude Code Schedulers: What's Actually Out There
A practical comparison of the main tools for scheduling and automating Claude Code, from CLI scripts to desktop apps.
Mar 31, 2026 · 7 min read
Stop Babysitting AI Agents: Agentic Coding Workflow Automation
Why most agentic coding setups still require too much supervision, and the workflow design principles that change that.
Apr 2, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Schedule Claude Code Jobs
A practical guide to setting up scheduled Claude Code runs on macOS, overnight, on a cron, or goal-based using OpenHelm.
Mar 31, 2026 · 8 min read
Claude Code Background Jobs: /loop vs cron vs OpenHelm
Three ways to run Claude Code without babysitting it, what each approach handles well, and where each falls short.
Mar 28, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Stop AI Coding Agents Burning Money
The practical approach to setting budgets, enforcing limits, and understanding where your token costs actually go when running Claude Code.
Jan 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Wake Up to Finished Work
How OpenHelm turns your overnight hours into productive development time, without you lifting a finger.
Jan 7, 2026 · 8 min read
Goal-Driven Automation: Why Intentions Beat Instructions
The philosophical shift from scripting every step to specifying the outcome you want, and why it unlocks a completely different class of automation.
Dec 28, 2025 · 7 min read
How OpenHelm's Scheduler Works
A look under the hood at OpenHelm's scheduling engine, how jobs are queued, prioritised, and executed.