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Simon Willison Releases web‑edit 0.1a0, a CodeMirror‑Based Python Web Editor

1 reports1 sources10/12/2026 updated

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Simon Willison has unveiled web‑edit 0.1a0, a Python web application built on CodeMirror 6 that offers a web‑based UI for browsing and editing files within a folder. The tool is aimed at enabling users to edit credential files directly from their phones over a Tailscale network. Currently in its early 0.1a0 release, web‑edit is a prototype that demonstrates the core functionality but is not yet a fully polished product.

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Latest developmentOct 12, 23:54
web-edit 0.1a0 provides a web UI for viewing and editing folder files
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 12, 00:00recorded Oct 14, 22:22single sourcerevised

    web-edit 0.1a0 发布

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    Simon Willison
    Action：
    发布 Python web app 用于查看和编辑文件
    Object：
    credentials file
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Oct 12, 00:00
    Simon Willison ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
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    Oct 12, 23:54
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    Oct 14, 22:22
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    web-edit 0.1a0 provides a web UI for viewing and editing folder files

    Report first recorded Oct 14, 22:22

    The web-edit Python web app, built with Codex and GPT-6 Astra Extra High, offers a web UI for viewing and editing files in a folder using CodeMirror 6. It is intended to run over Tailscale, allowing users to directly edit credential files from a phone without routing credentials through the LLM; this is currently in version 0.1a0.

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