Guides
These guides explain how to run coding agents like Claude Code and Codex on cloud machines: which options exist, what each one needs from you, and how to give an agent an environment where it can test its own work. Each guide starts with a short answer and shows when it was last reviewed.
How to run Claude Code in the cloudRun Claude Code in the cloud with Anthropic's cloud sessions, a VM you manage, a managed platform, or Boxes.dev: where each runs and what it costs.Read the guide How to run Codex in the cloudRun Codex in the cloud with OpenAI's cloud environments, a VM you manage, a managed platform, or Boxes.dev: where each runs and what it costs.Read the guide Best cloud coding agents in 2026Compare cloud coding agents from Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, Devin, Boxes.dev, and more: where each agent runs, how it's set up, and what it costs.Read the guide Run coding agents in parallelRun Claude Code and Codex in parallel with Git worktrees or a cloud machine per task: what worktrees separate, what they share, and how to avoid clashes.Read the guide Keep coding agents running after you close your laptopWhy Claude Code and Codex stop when your laptop sleeps, how to keep a Mac awake, and how to keep agents working on a VM, in the cloud, or on boxes.dev.Read the guide Run Claude Code and Codex from your phoneUse Claude Code and Codex from your phone: the Claude and ChatGPT apps, Remote Control, SSH with tmux, and Boxes.dev's iOS and Android apps compared.Read the guide Cloud development environments for AI coding agentsWhat AI coding agents need from a cloud development environment, how Codespaces, Coder, Ona, CloudCLI, and Boxes.dev compare, and how to choose.Read the guide
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